Question

Now, use the table to compare the CO2 Science article "Energy, Carbon Dioxide, and Earth's Future" and the video below, "The Morality of Climate Change," which present an opposing view about climate change. Compare these works on the basis of their tone, structure, purpose, and persuasive techniques.

Answer 1

toneforceful, logicalforceful, impassionedpurposeto present opposing arguments in order to refute a viewpointto state an opinionstructureshort sections stating different key ideasexpert opinion interwoven with historical data and anecdotesopinionCarbon dioxide emissions are beneficial rather than harmful.Historical data does not show a problem from increased fossil fuel use. On the contrary, to improve the human experience, people everywhere should be able to use cheap fuels.persuasive techniquesscientific data, appeal to logicscientific data, expert opinion, emotional appealtextual evidence for persuasive techniquesscientific data:
“As presently constituted, earth's atmosphere contains only 370 parts per million (ppm) of the colorless and odorless gas we call carbon dioxide.”appeal to logic:
“If, then, the climate models cannot correctly predict what should be relatively easy for them to correctly predict (the effect of global warming on extreme weather events), why should we believe what they say about something infinitely more complex (the effect of a rise in the air's CO2 content on mean global air temperature)?” scientific data:
chart showing increase in human life span because of technological progressemotional appeal:
speaker's reference to his grandsoninfluence of persuasive techniquesleaves the reader with a sense that there is no room for further debateshort, direct presentation makes a favorable impact on the viewer, but the relevance to the issue is not clear

Answer 2

article

video

tone forceful, logical forceful, impassioned

purpose to present opposing arguments in order to refute a viewpoint to state an opinion

structure short sections stating different key ideas expert opinion interwoven with historical data and anecdotes

opinion Carbon dioxide emissions are beneficial rather than harmful. Historical data does not show a problem from increased fossil fuel use. On the contrary, to improve the human experience, people everywhere should be able to use cheap fuels.

persuasive techniques scientific data, appeal to logic scientific data, expert opinion, emotional appeal

textual evidence for persuasive techniques

scientific data:

“As presently constituted, earth's atmosphere contains only 370 parts per million (ppm) of the colorless and odorless gas we call carbon dioxide.”

appeal to logic:

“If, then, the climate models cannot correctly predict what should be relatively easy for them to correctly predict (the effect of global warming on extreme weather events), why should we believe what they say about something infinitely more complex (the effect of a rise in the air's CO2 content on mean global air temperature)?”

scientific data:

chart showing increase in human life span because of technological progress

emotional appeal:

speaker's reference to his grandson

influence of persuasive techniques leaves the reader with a sense that there is no room for further debate short, direct presentation makes a favorable impact on the viewer, but the relevance to the issue is not clear