Dr. Uwawuike: Corn

What is the author’s opinion of hybrid corn? What conflicting reasoning does he present?

   The way the author describes hybrid corn at first makes me think that he thinks that the new version of corn has a positive impact on how we obtain our food and what is going into our body. However, he later on contradicts his opinion by giving us examples of how hybrid corn has a negative impact. Then after that he gives us information on how the hybrid  corn is beneficial. It is stated in the text "For example, you might take a type of corn that resists disease an cross with another type of corn that produces a lot of ears. The result is a hybrid---a disease-resistant plant that produces a lot of corn." This quote shows that the author makes the readers think that a hybrid corn is beneficial to us and the environment. It is also stated in the text "The plants will have all the good traits the seed company promised. But the "children" of that crop will be mixed. Some plants will be like their hybrid parents, but most will not. The only way to make sure your plants produce the same amount of corn---that they have the same yield as the original hybrid---is the buy new seeds every year from a seed company." This quote shows how the author gives a conflicting reason, he says that they hybrid crops aren't all that beneficial because it causes farmers to waste money buying new seeds every year. The author later in the text follows this statement by saying that the hybrid crops are beneficial. Therefore, the author gives reasons that contradict most of his statements.