the fast food industry now employs some of the most disadvantaged members of american society. it often…

the fast food industry now employs some of the most disadvantaged members of american society. it often teaches basic job skills - such as getting to work on time - to people who can barely read, whose lives have been chaotic or shut off from the mainstream. many individual franchisees are genuinely concerned about the well - being of their workers. but the stance of the fast food industry on issues involving employee training, the minimum wage, labor unions, and overtime pay strongly suggests that its motives in hiring the young, the poor, and the handicapped are hardly altruistic. what counterclaim does schlosser mention? the fast - food industry employs disadvantaged americans. it teaches basic job skills to people whose lives are chaotic. individual employers are often concerned about employees. the fast - food industrys motives do not benefit workers.

the fast food industry now employs some of the most disadvantaged members of american society. it often teaches basic job skills - such as getting to work on time - to people who can barely read, whose lives have been chaotic or shut off from the mainstream. many individual franchisees are genuinely concerned about the well - being of their workers. but the stance of the fast food industry on issues involving employee training, the minimum wage, labor unions, and overtime pay strongly suggests that its motives in hiring the young, the poor, and the handicapped are hardly altruistic. what counterclaim does schlosser mention? the fast - food industry employs disadvantaged americans. it teaches basic job skills to people whose lives are chaotic. individual employers are often concerned about employees. the fast - food industrys motives do not benefit workers.

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Brief Explanations:

The text first presents positive aspects of the fast - food industry (employing disadvantaged Americans, teaching job skills, some franchisees caring for workers). Then it uses "but" to introduce a contrasting view. The counterclaim is about the industry's true motives. The first three statements (employing disadvantaged Americans, teaching skills, individual employers' concern) are presented as initial points, while the last statement "The fast - food industry’s motives do not benefit workers" is the counterclaim as it goes against the seemingly positive initial presentation.

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The fast - food industry’s motives do not benefit workers.