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Obesity Epidemic Thousands of children around America are increasingly joining the obesity epidemic and are struggling to get out of it. In the documentary, Fed Up, by Stephanie Soechtig, she creates a documentary that targets young teenagers and parents to uncover the truth of the epidemic and reveal how the food industry is hurting the children 's diet by making them become addicted to sugar. It explains how it is beyond people 's willpower and exercise alone that solves the epidemic, rather it is the food industries ' fault for the nfood they produce. Soechtig uses pathos, ethos and logos by documenting personal stories from young obese teenagers, providing a numerous amount of credible sources from a wide range of experts, and having evidence for the epidemic. The documentary uses pathos by having young teenagers share their personal struggles with obesity and documenting their lives with their daily diet. Sochetig uses pathos successfully by allowing the teenagers to document themselves, which adds more of a personal touch to it. Watching the obese teenagers grapple through the obesity brings out sympathy for them and makes the people feel compassionate and understanding. One particular teenager, named Joe Lopez, documents his life who is nearly four hundred pounds and is heading down a dangerous path due to his alarming weight gain. The film maker heightens the emotions by adding slow, melancholy music in the background as they film him walking home from the

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