Topic proposal for essay 2: Genetically Engineered Foods
Claim: Genetically engineered foods are unnecessary and harmful to society

Reasons: it created “super weeds”, farmers have to use stronger pesticides, a few companies will develop a monopoly over the produce market and control the prices, the future effects of genetically engineered foods are not fully tested, the production of genetically engineered foods have not been sufficiently tested, and it simply goes against the laws of nature.

Warrants: all the reasons listed are harmful to society

This issue deserves attention because the use of genetically engineered foods is becoming more prevalent in today’s society. Everyone should understand where their food is coming from and to what process it is being exposed. We should all be concerned if these genetically engineered foods could have any health or environmental results.

Through this argument I am hoping to reach the average American consumer. Anyone that shops at any grocery store that is not all organic runs the chance of purchasing and consuming genetically engineered foods.