E. Eric S. Schlosser

After reading Fast Food Nation, I realized that I enjoyed Eric Schlosser's writing style, and the way that he persuaded me to believe his cause. After analyzing his peculiarities, I noticed how he uses a less threatening and logical standpoint at the beginning, then proceeds to conclude each segment with more specific and surprising facts at the end. For example, he starts the book section on the history of fast food very positively by expressing how much progress has occurred from the technology to the time saving, but then later explains this simple situation by showing how much harm there is behind the scenes. This allows the audience to side with Schlosser early on, and not to create a mental barrier between himself and the reader. Another thing he does is bombard the audience with an intense amount of facts that force acceptance, and makes disagreeing seem ridiculous. They simplify the situation into something the reader believes can be fixed easily. Although little of the following is true, it is an example of what Schlosser might write.
Every year over forty million cats, dogs, and other mammals fall victim to the most feared predator- the automobile. Because of the expanse of roads and other forms of transportation, humans have effectively ceased the mass migrations of animals. But, still many groups persist in trying to keep with their natural impulses.Because of this catastrophe, cars need to be required to have a horn like structure built into the front of the vehicle so that when they come into contact with an animal, they will simply scoop them up, and push them aside(similar to the front of a locomotive). Twenty thousand trains have already made this advance and have saved over fifteen million lives of rodents and rabbits. The only way that we are going to get these laws passed to save animals is by your participation by contacting your local officials.
-Eric Schlosser