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Analysis Of Los Angeles Times By Amina Khan

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Los Angeles Times writer, Amina Khan, uses evidence, logic, and emotion in her article “2017 Was One of the Three Hottest Years On Record, NASA and NOAA Scientists Say”, to persuade readers to believe climate change is occurring. This article discuses a rise of the Earth’s temperature and how it may effect the Earth as well as how it has already been effected. With the constant use of logical and credible appeals throughout this Los Angeles Times informational article, Khan better helps the reader understand exactly how the climate is changing.
Khan starts the article using ethos by including data and evidence from prestigious organizations such as NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and the NAAO (The National Oceanic …show more content…

Noah Diffenbaugh, a Stanford University climate scientist, stated “The fact that 2017 was so warm in the year without El Niño, should make very clear how rapidly temperature is rising.” Khan includes this quote from the notable scientist to show there are others who believe and have proof of climate change. As she continues in her effort to persuade, she brings in more scientists that have something to say about the Earth’s rising temperature. These scientists include Michael Mann, a professor from Pennsylvania State University who said, “It was the warmest, non-El Niño year on record.” As well as Gavin Schmidt, NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies director, who uses satellites that monitor the Earth’s climate said, “The planet is warming remarkably uniformly”. Khan helps her case by giving more and more credible information from NOAA’s monitoring branch chief, Derek Arndt, who said “The annual change from year to year can bounce up and down… but the long-term trends are very clear, especially since the mid-20th century.” As she is building credibility with the sources she uses, she is giving statistical …show more content…

She begins with “The warming trend has caused sea levels to rise and led to extreme weather events.” Furthermore, she writes about the effects that an increased temperature can do. Another quote from Michael Mann is included in the text that also talks about the effects of temperature change on the planet. This quote being: “We are now clearly seeing the impact of human-caused climate change in the form of unprecedented droughts, wildfires, floods, and super storms.” Then again, any type of extreme weather event can be a scary thought and by building up emotion, she is helping the reader to believe more into climate change and its effects. She concludes with the use of emotional appeals and logical appeals with the statement, “The excess carbon dioxide has also made oceans more acidic, causing long-term damage to corals and many other marine species, research shows”. The entire essay is composed of many facts that Khan

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