Would "Why People Should Eat Breakfast" be a persuasive essay or a informative essay?

Question

For school, I have to write a persuasive essay... and I chose that topic. Is it a good idea? If not, could I reword it make it persuasive?

Answer 1

persuasive since you'd probably be presenting arguments against not eating breakfast.

Answer 2

Breakfast is a meal, preceding lunch or dinner and usually eaten in the morning.

The English word derives from idea of breaking the involuntary fast of sleep, thus signifying the first meal eaten after awakening. It thus conveys the exact literal meaning of the Vulgar Latin word disjejunare which, however, evolved via the French déjeuner to become the English word lunch.

The erosion of breakfast has been an ongoing trend in the West since at least the early 20th century, coinciding with later waking times than when most Westerners had agricultural occupations. Today, hampered by busy morning schedules, many neglect breakfast or skip it entirely. This trend now exists in industrialized nations worldwide, where it is accompanied frequently by replacing local breakfast traditions with modern Western-style foods, often packaged or pre-made. Nevertheless, many nutritionists consider breakfast a very important meal, since it provides vital nourishment and energy for starting the day. Studies have indicated that children and adolescents who usually have breakfast generally consumed more daily calories than those who skip this meal and, yet, are less likely to be overweight1. A meal can be considered breakfast if it satisfies 2 of the following 3 criteria. 1. It is the first meal of the day. 2. It is eaten before noon on the calendar day. 3. The meal consists of standard breakfast style food (for lists of food, see below).

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Answer 3

I think that is a great topic! First of all, after you sleep, your body needs "fuel". That is where the term breakfast comes from ...breaking the fast of 8 hrs. If you skip out on breakfast, your blood sugar can become low causing lack of concentration, fatigue,headaches, irritability and the list continues...Good persuasive essay topic!

Answer 4

I think this is a good idea, but whether or not it is persuasive or informative (or neither) will have very little to do with your title and more to do with how you support your arguments within the body of the essay (or not). But yes, as a topic, I think you can persuade or inform under the auspices of this topic.

Answer 5

sounds like it could be both. From the title, it sounds persuasive - as in trying to persuade people into eating breakfast. Add some facts and back them up and some reasons why they should eat and it's also informative. But if i had to choose one, i'd say persuasive

Answer 6

I think with the word "why" at the beginning of your statement makes it an informative essay.

You can re-word the sentence something like "Everyone should eat breakfast" or, use the commonly used phrase "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day."

You probably need a statement. Use your essay to boost your arguments!

Good luck. And, be sure to eat a good breakfast each day! ;)

Answer 7

Yes. Actually there is new information out that this thinking is NOT necessarily universally agreed upon anymore.

Google an article entitled "the Breakfast Hype" by Andreas von Bubnoff.

Answer 8

i think it has both informative and persuasive qualities. it sounds like a good essay to write, it is better than what i have to write about, comparing two poems!! ZZZ

Answer 9

hi! i think it should be a persuasive essay...people need to eat breakfast because they need the nutrition for the body..like orange juice,apples,milk..it has your body full of engery...you need all your vitiams to keep your bones strong and heathly..

Answer 10

I think it is ok as is, but it could go either way. Get rid of the word "Why", and there is no ambiguity. With the "why", it could just be factual/informative. Without it, it is clearly meant to persuade.