A Hot Tub full of Corn Syrup

http://eater.com/archives/2011/04/14/you-will-eat-a-hot-tubs-worth-of-corn-syrup-before-you-die.php

http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/americans-eat-42-pounds-of-corn-syrup-annually-headlines.html

The image above presents a startling visual to go with a disturbing statistic. You will eat a hot tub worth of corn syrup before you die.

This presents an implicit argument that poses questions. After pondering the image, you may be asking yourself, "What exactly is corn syrup?" and "Is it a bad thing to eat a hot-tub worth of it?"

Although many implicit arguments are more obvious, like a picture of a happy puppy on a can of dog food, I enjoy the land of political cartoons, hyperbole, and depictions like the one above that make the viewer think and research.

Although I am not (yet) committed to ceasing my consumption of sugary products, this image stopped me from drinking a "Juice Nectar" with high fructose corn syrup in it this afternoon.

The logic behind my decision to abstain from the sweet nectar in a can was this: "Researchers at Princeton University discovered that rats supplied with corn syrup got significantly fatter than rats fed regular sugar, even when caloric intake between the groups was the same."

Objective proof from a credible University provided the ethos (credibility) and logos (logical proof) for the argument I developed to tell myself to stay away from corn syrup. A bit of pathos (emotional appeal) also played its part when I remembered my lack of physical activity and vowed sincerely "never to get fat."