Making Climate Change Understandable By Dimento And Doughm Chapter Analysis

Climate change is something that affects all of us, but few are able to understand the importance of climate change. In the book intro “Making Climate Change Understandable” the authors, DiMento and Doughman, use evidence such as surveys and scientific studies to show that by explaining the consequences of climate change and barriers that make understanding climate change difficult, it can become easier for people to understand climate change. The main claim of the chapter is that people either do not understand climate change or they view it as nothing of importance (DiMento and Doughman 1). DiMento and Doughman use a survey conducted in 2013 by the Pew Research Center to back up their claim that people do not understand climate change or view climate change as something important (3). The survey shows that other countries are more aware of the issues that climate change will cause compared to the United States. The evidence is effective in supporting the main claim because the data portrays a lack of knowledge regarding climate change in the United States which leads to the purpose of their book which is to help …show more content…
Science is filled with specialized terms not commonly used which makes it challenging for people not familiar with science to understand the effects of climate change (DiMento and Doughman 9). This is a barrier towards people understanding climate change because there are people who would like to learn more about the issue but are unable to due to the difficulty. DiMento and Doughman presents these obstacles as possible reasons why people do not understand climate change because they want to show that they are aware of these obstacles and have the solutions to these problems within their book. These reasons connect back to the main claim and their purpose of writing the book which is to help more people understand climate