What would make the author's argument more effective? Read the excerpt from "Healthy Eating
Unless you're trying to lose weight, nutritionists like to
avoid diets.
o addressing a counterclaim
including a quotation from an expert
O adding statistics about dieting
O adding facts about why diets do not work.
"We were just laughing about that, Ike we could sell fairy
dust and that's pretty much what a lot of these fad diets
are about," said Natalie Castro-Romero, the corporate
dietician at Baptist who oversees the company's 15,000
employees.
"One very common thing that happens is people feel
overwhelmed and they need a starter to get something
going, Ike a detox, but there's no truth behind that."