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Which Side Are You On?
Brief Review
• 101 encouraging
  stories about dieting
  and fitness and finding
  what works for you
• Based on true events
• A great book about
  motivation, hearing
  what did and did not
  work for others really
  helps
The Author’s Biography
• Richard Simmons
• Born July 12, 1948 in US
• An American Fitness
  Celebrity
• Promoting weight-loss
  programs through
  aerobics videos and DVDs
• Known for his eccentric,
  outgoing, and frequently
  flamboyant personality
Brief Story
                    My Daughter’s Gift

A story about an obessed father who sincerely wanted to give his kidney
to his daughter. His daughter was suffering from kidney failure. Due to his
weight, the doctor told him that it’s impossible for him to be a donor for
his daughter. This fact motivated him to lose his weight and he started to
work out. In the end, when he lost his weight, there is still other obstacle
which obstruct him from giving his kidney to his daughter. Yet, he already
got an ideal weight and a healthy life. He accepted it as a gift from his
daughter.
The author’s purpose
• To motivate the readers to live healthy.
• To encourage the readers that losing weight is
  not that hard.
• To provide the readers with facts on how to
  lose weight based on testimonials.
Persuasive
      Elements


• Bandwagon

• Testimonial
The Bias
1. It is marketing in disguise.

  The author is an American fitness celebrity. He
  produces a lot of aerobics DVDs. In some of
  the stories, the people are influencing from
  his DVDs to do the exercise. In other words, it
  promotes his products.
The Bias (ctn..)
2. Objectivity
   The author itself is not an objective reporter on the
   issue. He is an expert on this field. That’s why his
   consideration of losing weight might not be balanced.
3. The background of the author strongly affects his ideas.
   Since he is an expert in aerobics, a trainer in fitness
   also, he often think that losing weight is easy. While in
   fact, it may be vary for each person.
The Bias (ctn..)
4. It is one-sided information
  Since the author itself is an icon of losing
  weight, the book only contains stories of
  people who achieved successful in losing
  weight.
5. It supports only one opinion
  The ideas that to lose weight is only by
  exercising.
Critical Opinion
Although the book may seem perfect, I
personally think that it is too one-sided. The
book only contains stories of people who
achieved successful in losing weight. How
about those who fail? I think the author
should provide both so that we as the reader
will have a clear judgment regarding the issue.
THANK YOU!!!

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Chicken Soup for the Soul "Shaping the New You" - Book Review

  • 1.
  • 2. Which Side Are You On?
  • 3. Brief Review • 101 encouraging stories about dieting and fitness and finding what works for you • Based on true events • A great book about motivation, hearing what did and did not work for others really helps
  • 4. The Author’s Biography • Richard Simmons • Born July 12, 1948 in US • An American Fitness Celebrity • Promoting weight-loss programs through aerobics videos and DVDs • Known for his eccentric, outgoing, and frequently flamboyant personality
  • 5. Brief Story My Daughter’s Gift A story about an obessed father who sincerely wanted to give his kidney to his daughter. His daughter was suffering from kidney failure. Due to his weight, the doctor told him that it’s impossible for him to be a donor for his daughter. This fact motivated him to lose his weight and he started to work out. In the end, when he lost his weight, there is still other obstacle which obstruct him from giving his kidney to his daughter. Yet, he already got an ideal weight and a healthy life. He accepted it as a gift from his daughter.
  • 6. The author’s purpose • To motivate the readers to live healthy. • To encourage the readers that losing weight is not that hard. • To provide the readers with facts on how to lose weight based on testimonials.
  • 7. Persuasive Elements • Bandwagon • Testimonial
  • 8. The Bias 1. It is marketing in disguise. The author is an American fitness celebrity. He produces a lot of aerobics DVDs. In some of the stories, the people are influencing from his DVDs to do the exercise. In other words, it promotes his products.
  • 9. The Bias (ctn..) 2. Objectivity The author itself is not an objective reporter on the issue. He is an expert on this field. That’s why his consideration of losing weight might not be balanced. 3. The background of the author strongly affects his ideas. Since he is an expert in aerobics, a trainer in fitness also, he often think that losing weight is easy. While in fact, it may be vary for each person.
  • 10. The Bias (ctn..) 4. It is one-sided information Since the author itself is an icon of losing weight, the book only contains stories of people who achieved successful in losing weight. 5. It supports only one opinion The ideas that to lose weight is only by exercising.
  • 11. Critical Opinion Although the book may seem perfect, I personally think that it is too one-sided. The book only contains stories of people who achieved successful in losing weight. How about those who fail? I think the author should provide both so that we as the reader will have a clear judgment regarding the issue.