Ocean Acidification Is Bad, And It's Getting Worse?

The article “Ocean Acidification is Bad, and It’s Getting Worse,” was written by Pierce Nahigyan. Nahigyan is the Editor-in-Chief at Planet Experts, he has a degree in B.A in Sociology and History from Northwestern University. Upon reading some of his other articles he has written it is clear that Nahigyan is an excellent writer but has a hard time staying unbiased. While most of his research has scientific backing, Nahigyan has habit of overstating the facts that back his claims. I believe Nahigyan’s biggest issue comes from his passion for what he writes about, most the articles I have read by him seem to be focused on climate change and other political issues. While his passion is admirable, a good researcher/journalist should strive to give the most accurate information available even if it means the information will not be exactly what you were wanting.
In the article “Ocean Acidification is Bad, and It’s Getting Worse,” the author is warning us about global warming, more specifically the affect on which global warming has on our oceans. I found the article to be very informational with plenty of data point to back up his key top points. However a lot of is research is based on other articles and not given directly from scientific sources which is a hindrance to verifying the information he provided. In this particular article …show more content…
While he is correct and most people already have at the very least a passing knowledge of the cause of global warming, I believe he was negligent by passing up the opportunity to describe it in detail. His entire premise is based on global warming yet he only spent one paragraph on what global warming actually is. This leads the reader to have to either take Nahigyan’s word on global warming or do additional research on the