How do you rebutt these debate points?

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I'm doing a prepared debate and I am so lost on what i should do to rebut these points. The topic is that fast food restaurants are responsible for obesity in america. I am affirmative, so these are negative.

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People should have self control
There are healthy alternatives
The nutritional Information is not a secret

Thanks so much!
 
People should have self control
REBUT: Fast food ad campaigns pander to human responses, and entice people to want things they did not want or need. It becomes a Pavlovian response (LOOK THIS UP!) to want to eat, triggered by the store logos, ad jingles and photo images of fast food that are far better than the reality. Children are particularly vulnerable to TV advertising, and the inclusion of playgrounds at fast food stores is further proof that the industry panders to children, selling them, so they can sell the parents.

There are healthy alternatives
REBUT: There are few healthy alternatives that offer the speed and convenience of fast food. The alternatives offered at the fast food stores are not given the hype and promotion of the other foods, so few people know about them. They also may not be as fresh, as they are not purchased as frequently.

The nutritional Information is not a secret
REBUT: The nurtrition information might as well be a secret. It is not posted prominently where people buy the food. In a supermarket, you can read labels right on the food product. Nutritional information should be posted right next to the menu, and in as large type, but it is not.
 
People should have self control
REBUT: Fast food ad campaigns pander to human responses, and entice people to want things they did not want or need. It becomes a Pavlovian response (LOOK THIS UP!) to want to eat, triggered by the store logos, ad jingles and photo images of fast food that are far better than the reality. Children are particularly vulnerable to TV advertising, and the inclusion of playgrounds at fast food stores is further proof that the industry panders to children, selling them, so they can sell the parents.

There are healthy alternatives
REBUT: There are few healthy alternatives that offer the speed and convenience of fast food. The alternatives offered at the fast food stores are not given the hype and promotion of the other foods, so few people know about them. They also may not be as fresh, as they are not purchased as frequently.

The nutritional Information is not a secret
REBUT: The nurtrition information might as well be a secret. It is not posted prominently where people buy the food. In a supermarket, you can read labels right on the food product. Nutritional information should be posted right next to the menu, and in as large type, but it is not.
 
People should have self control: That is no excuse for the fact that the foods are bad for people's health. The food is being sold, and that is the restaurant's fault, not the people's.
There are healthy alternatives: Again, the food is being sold. Obviously if the company is making a product, it is going to sell it. And people are going to buy a) what appeals to them and b)what they can afford.
The nutritional information is not a secret: Yes, but it isn't publicly displayed. Customers have to specifically ask for the statistics if they want to see them. Some people don't even know that they can do this, and others are too shy to ask.

Hope this helps :)
 
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