Most fast food restaurants cook French fries and other foods in beef tallow. This is a flavorful shortening high in saturated fat, which has been linked to heart disease. Chicken, which is low in fat, in a fast food sandwich has been found to contain more fat than a pint of ice cream. The reason fast food restaurants use beef tallow is that it makes food more flavorful and it is cheaper than alternative ways of cooking food.
a Nonargument.
b Argument; conclusion: Most fast food restaurants cook French fries and other foods in beef tallow.
c Argument; conclusion: Beef tallow makes food more flavorful . . . cooking food.
d Argument; conclusion: Chicken, which is low in fat, in a fast food sandwich . . . ice cream.
e Argument; conclusion: Beef tallow is a flavorful shortening . . . heart disease.