In today’s society, climate change is an indisputable fact. While a multitude of individuals disagree over the extent to which it is induced by humans, climate change is a real threat to all inhabitants of planet Earth Joseph F. C. DiMento and Pamela Doughman co-authored the book Climate Change: What It Means for Us, Our Children, and Our Grandchild which discusses the severity of climate change. In the introduction “Introduction: Making Climate Change Understandable,” the authors explain the reason there is a variety of beliefs pertaining to climate change is largely due to the fact that many people do not truly understand the research conducted by scientists who specialize in studying climate change; these authors argue that climate change
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The authors explain how being able to understand the information that scientists present is complicated, and the scientists who complete the research do not possess the communication skills needed to present the information to the public in a way that can be understood (8). Therefore, there is this gap that exists between the scientific world and the average person. The authors explain how ordinary people find it difficult to comprehend the information that is presented to them. The argument is furthered when the authors also acknowledge that a large reason this gap exists is because of the terminology that goes along with climate change; most of these terms are not in an ordinary person’s vernacular (9). The authors explain how such terms as albedo or no-regrets policy are uncommon among the average individual, and therefore, these people will not be able to comprehend the important material in reports that use this vocabulary. In addition, the authors recognize that Americans have more of a disadvantage as we do not follow along the metric system; when the climate change reports include information in degrees Celsius, everyday Americans, not familiar with this concept, do not realize the drastic nature of these changes (10). Therefore, when ordinary people hear or read these …show more content…
Their main purpose is to advocate for an end to global warming. In order to accomplish this task, the authors need to enlighten their audience; these authors both noticed there was a discrepancy between the information that scientists were portraying to society and society’s ability to comprehend it. The main claim of their introduction was to illuminate the reasons that ordinary people do not understand the severity of the climate changing; these two authors argue that most people do not actually understand the seriousness of global warming. The main warrant of this excerpt is that global warming is detrimental to all living species on the planet, and needs to be stopped. These authors assume that most people actually want to understand global warming because climate change can have devastating effects on society and our
The authors explain how being able to understand the information that scientists present is complicated, and the scientists who complete the research do not possess the communication skills needed to present the information to the public in a way that can be understood (8). Therefore, there is this gap that exists between the scientific world and the average person. The authors explain how ordinary people find it difficult to comprehend the information that is presented to them. The argument is furthered when the authors also acknowledge that a large reason this gap exists is because of the terminology that goes along with climate change; most of these terms are not in an ordinary person’s vernacular (9). The authors explain how such terms as albedo or no-regrets policy are uncommon among the average individual, and therefore, these people will not be able to comprehend the important material in reports that use this vocabulary. In addition, the authors recognize that Americans have more of a disadvantage as we do not follow along the metric system; when the climate change reports include information in degrees Celsius, everyday Americans, not familiar with this concept, do not realize the drastic nature of these changes (10). Therefore, when ordinary people hear or read these …show more content…
Their main purpose is to advocate for an end to global warming. In order to accomplish this task, the authors need to enlighten their audience; these authors both noticed there was a discrepancy between the information that scientists were portraying to society and society’s ability to comprehend it. The main claim of their introduction was to illuminate the reasons that ordinary people do not understand the severity of the climate changing; these two authors argue that most people do not actually understand the seriousness of global warming. The main warrant of this excerpt is that global warming is detrimental to all living species on the planet, and needs to be stopped. These authors assume that most people actually want to understand global warming because climate change can have devastating effects on society and our