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Persuasive Essay: Thesis Statement and Gathering Resources Worksheet Part 1: Thesis Statement Assignment Directions: Review “Thesis Statements” in the “Drafting the College Essay” section of “The Writing Process” media piece. Here is an example of a persuasive thesis statement from our essay. Grass fed beef is a much healthier option than corn fed beef because it has higher nutritional value, can provide the body with much needed Omega 3 fatty acids, and has the health benefits of conjugated linoleic acid. Stance: Grass fed beef is a much healthier option than corn fed beef. Subtopic 1: it has higher nutritional value. Subtopic 2: it can provide the body with much needed Omega 3 fatty acids. Subtopic 3: and has the health benefits of conjugated linoleic acid.

Create a thesis statement for your persuasive essay. Your thesis statement should be one sentence that includes three subtopics. Write your thesis statement in the box below:

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Topic: Genetically Modified Foods

Stance: Genetically modified food and the negative impact associated with GMO’s.

Subtopic 1: Consumers perception and government labeling.

Subtopic 2: Health and well-being.

Subtopic 3: Effects on the environment.

Thesis Statement: Genetically modified food and the negative impact associated with GMO’s on consumers perception and government labeling, Health and well-being, and the effects on the environment.

Thesis Statement Self-Evaluation: Consider the following questions when developing the thesis statement for your essay. The answer to each of the four questions below should be yes if you have drafted a quality thesis statement. 1) Is your topic stated in the thesis? Yes 2) Does your thesis include your position/stance? Yes

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3) Is the thesis statement specific? Yes 4) Does the thesis include three subtopics? Yes

Part 2: Gathering Resources Assignment Directions: Review “Research and Sources” in the media piece “The Writing Process.” Use the GCU elibrary to find three Peer Reviewed sources to use in your persuasive essay. Fill out the requested information in the table below about your sources.

Article supporting your Subtopic 1

Thesis subtopic

Title and Author(s)

Consumers perception and governmen t labeling.

Consumers’ risk perception, information seeking, and intention to purchase gen etically modi fied food: An empirical study in

Write a 50-word response to the following question: How is this source relevant to your subtopic? This article is relevant to my subtopic because it shows a study done in China that documents the consumers perspectives on GMO’s when it comes to seeking information and the intention when it comes to purchasing genetically modified food. Also states the government labeling laws when it

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Weiwei Zhu, Nengzhi (Chris) Yao, Ben Ma, & Fangbin Wang. (2018). Consumers’ risk perception, information seeking, and intention to purchase genetically modified food: An empirical study in China. British Food

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Health and well-being.

Article supporting your Subtopic 2

Article supporting your Subtopic 3

Effects on the environme nt.

China. Authors: Weiwei Zhu, Nengzhi (Chris) Yao, Ben Ma, & Fangbin Wang

pertains to GMO’s.

Journal, 120(9), 2182– 2194. https://doiorg.lopes.idm.oclc.org/ 10.1108/BFJ-11-20170622

Biological impact of feeding rats with a geneticallmo dified-based diet. Author: ORABY, H., KANDIL, M., SHAFFIE, N., & GHALY, I. Criticism of EFSA's scientific opinion on combinatoria l effects of

This article works good in providing evidence with studi es they did in a lab on albino rats over a 3, 6, and 9month period. They gave them genetically modified food and the rats showed all kinds of problems. Problem with heart and tumors in the brain. Proof that it causes health issues.

ORABY, H., KANDIL, M., SHAFFIE, N., & GHALY, I. (2015). Biological impact of feeding rats with a genetically modifiedbased diet. Turkish Journal of Biology, 39(2), 265– 275. https://doiorg.lopes.idm.oclc.org/ 10.3906/biy-1406-61

This article works well with my subtopic effects GMO’s have on the environment. It talks about the chemicals that are involved with this process

Bøhn, T. (2018). Criticism of EFSA’s scientific opinion on combinatorial effects of ‘stacked’ GM plants. Food &

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‘stacked’ GM plants. Authors: Bohn, T.

and how they affect the environment around it as in the soil, bees, ect. How farmers feel about planting genetically modified seeds and the negative effects that could come from them.

Chemical Toxicology, 111, 268– 274. https://doiorg.lopes.idm.oclc.org/ 10.1016/j.fct.2017.11.0 23

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