Jared Aguilar

Cynthia Hamlet
22 November 2015
English 1B
The Unhealthy Truth: An Annotated Bibliography
Bill, Bryson. The Hard Sell: Advertising in America. Language Awareness: Readings for
College Writers. Ed. Virginia Clark, Paul Eschholz, Alfred Rosa. Boston, New
York.

2013. 397-409. Print.

This source explains the misleading advertisements found in the United States. Much of the
various ads in the United States provide false information to consumers in order to make a profit.
This is a reliable source as it comes from the textbook Language Awareness: Readings for
College Writers. The goal of this source is to provide information about advertisements and the
lies being fed to the population of the United States. This source is helpful to me because it
shows the tricks that are used in advertising, and I can use this to help provide a solution to this
problem by making the reader aware of these tricks.
Birk, Genevieve B., Newman P. Birk. Selection, Slanting, and Charged Language. Language
Awareness: Readings for College Writers. Ed. Virginia Clark, Paul Eschholz,
Alfred

Rosa. Boston, New York. 2013. 223-231.

This source explains how advertisers and people similar use carefully selected words in order to
trick customers into thinking positively about products. many advertisers use this tactic in order
to generate profits from their consumers. This source is reliable because it comes from out class
textbook Language Awareness: Readings for College Writers. The goal of this source is to
explain the various tactics companies use to deceive consumers by using carefully selected

words. This source is helpful to me because it provides support for my argument by going in
depth how many advertisers provide false information in order to make consumers think
something completely different than what they are actually being told.
Bowden, Jonny. The Organic Food Lie. The Huffington Post. 12 September 2012. Web. 17
November 2015.
This source explains how organic foods are not actually healthy. It goes in depth about how
advertisers claim food is healthy and organic, while in reality they are not. This source
explains how many of the foods on the market are not actually as organic as they seem. This
source is reliable because it comes from a site that provides reliable information. It also provides
credit to where the information originally came from. Also, it is free of grammatical errors, as
well as minor errors alike. The goal of this source is to make those who are eating healthy to
become more aware of the foods they are consuming. This source is helpful to me because it
provides more information about how to become more aware of healthy foods, which van be
incorporated into my essay.
Dont Fall For This Food Label Lie. Everyday Health. 25 February 2014. Web. 17 November
2015.
This source is reveals many lies told by companies and their advertisers in order to generate
profit from the consumers, and potential consumers. This is a reliable source because it provides
various statistics in order to back up their statements. The goal of this source is to breakdown the
steps advertisers take in order to trick their consumers. This source is helpful to me because like
many of the other sources, this source provides more information about how companies are
constantly deceiving the people of the United States by providing false information.

Edwards, Jim. The 10 Biggest Lies Ever Told in Advertising. CBSNews. CBS Interactive. 21
July 2011. Web. 18 November 2015.
This source includes many examples of companies deceiving consumers by feeding them false
information. This is a reliable source because it comes from a well known news website that
constantly delivers reliable information. It also free of grammar error and incorrect spelling. The
goal of this source is to show how many companies use this tactic to stay in the fight with
competition. This source is helpful to me because I can use the examples provided in this source
to help explain how providing false information is a tactic many companies use to make a profit.
Federman, Sarah. Whats Natural about Our Natural Products? Language Awareness: Readings
for College Writers. Ed. Virginia Clark, Paul Eschholz, Alfred Rosa. Boston, New York.
2013. 441-444. Print.
This source includes information about how companies will claim to have healthy nutrients and
such in their products in order to make money. It also explains how smart companies are by
following trends in order to make a profit, and by shows how consumers are very gullible. This
is a reliable source because it comes from the textbook Language Awareness: Readings for
College Writers. This source is helpful to me because it provides information and explains how
companies will adjust to trends that come and go in order to generate money. With this
information, a counter argument can be created.
Stampler, Laura. The 15 Biggest Lies Ever Told By Major Advertisers. Business Insider.
Business Insider, Inc, 26 November 2012. Web. 18 November 2015.
This source shows many examples of the false information that has been presented to consumers
throughout many years. This source is reliable because it comes from a major informational site.
There are no simple errors such as misspelled words. This source is helpful to me because I can

use the examples in this source in my essay. I can also show how far back deceiving
advertisements go, and how much they have changed advertisements.
Suggett, Paul. Lies, Lies and Advertising. About Money. About Money. Web. 19 November
2015.
This source is important to my essay because it shows just how much of an impact false
information can make on consumers. By making a consumer think something completely
different than what is actually being said can increase sales dramatically. This source is reliable
because the author is an expert in the field of advertising. This source is helpful to me because
the examples present in the article are explained thoroughly as to why they are deceiving to
consumers. With that information, I can make my view stronger by providing information on
how to be aware of false advertising.