Schlosser’s sympathetic portrait of the “fast food pioneer” Carl Karcher’s background information is relevant in his argument because in order to make valid arguments against a company, the writer must establishes ethos, his credibility. He provides valid information about Karcher’s life which in return is the information behind the beginning of the Carl’s Junior fast food company before it rapidly grew as a franchise. After its rapid growth the franchises had many problematic factors with its unhealthy food, employees, as well as artificial flavoring in many of its meals. A sympathetic point of view is not counterproductive towards Schlosser’s argument because that background information is much needed and the author did not intend to write