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Apocalyptic Rhetoric And Subversive Framing In "The Uninhabitable Earth", Louisa A. D'Orvidio
Apocalyptic Rhetoric And Subversive Framing In "The Uninhabitable Earth", Louisa A. D'Orvidio
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Capturing the public's attention with messages of climate change is immediately important in the face of the threat of global warming. As science communicators and climate scientists struggle to effectively communicate the risks of climate change to the general public, a cross-disciplinary understanding of exemplary communication events is essential to furthering the field of climate change communication. By applying theories of rhetorical criticism to the arguments in the viral, and controversial, New York Magazine cover piece "The Uninhabitable Earth" by David Wallace-Wells, this study evaluated the dominant frames, appeals and persuasive narratives utilized in the article. The analysis drew conclusion …