Anthropogenic climate disorder.
1.What are you trying to change?(position)
I am trying to change the views of the portion of the human populance that believes that the current climate disorder is not their responsibility and simultaneously give ammunition to those who believe as I do in the cold (or is that hot) facts that the current changes in climate are indeed anthropogenic and that we are responsible for doing our best to fix, or at least slow, it.
2.To whom are you writing? (Audience)
I am writing to the people who would abandon their responsibilities to our world because the lack the understanding of the gravity of the issue at hand; I am writing to those who fail to realize that they can and should make a difference; I am writing to those of like mind so they have an eloquently worded source of ammunition to convert others to our righteous cause. To all the would be world savers out there: it isn't just fantasy characters who can save they world, so can we, with a bit more subtlety.
3.How do you appeal to their beliefs, values, etc? (pathos)
I would make the case that we all share this planet, we owe it to future generations to keep our planet as functional as possible. I would make the appeal to the more scientifically minded that you just don't experiment with your control group, of course they probably don't need convincing. I would appeal to their sense of superiority, we, the top of the sentience chain, can do anything: including save our world from ourselves. I would make emotional appeals related to endangered species, see:polar bears, clams...
4.Why should your audience believe you-who are you, and how can you best represent your persona as a writer?(ethos)
I am a student of science, I have taken environmental science and gotten down on my knees in the mud to plant trees. I have done research on this topic many times. I will name my sources: remember Paul Lobere! I am an honest person of our fair country, low poverty still doing my best to make this a better place. I have watched the graphs of the arctic, I have watched the cliffs fall, I encourage you to do your best, to save them all. This is strongly connected to my area of interest and study.
5.What are at least 2 reasons the change should be made?
Because if we don't try it will only get worse, states will flood with no where to go, crops will fail because the wrong ones were sown. Because it is our responsibility to fix the harm we have wrought upon this our home planet.
6.What is a good point that the other side makes about the issue?(concession-ethos)
It is too late to stop it, things will keep changing and we can't halt it now.
7.How would you answer that point? (rebuttal-ethos, logos)
In response I would like to point out that while we can't stop it we can certainly make it worse and are doing so by our current actions.
8.Is there another good point that can be made for the opposition? (concession-ethos)
One individual doesn't make that much of an overall powerful impact.
9.How would you answer that point? (rebuttal-ethos, logos)
Societies, nations and yes the global population is made up of individuals. Yes if only one person does something it won't make that big a difference in an isolated situation; we are not isolated, we live in communities and spread our opinions about the internet; by taking action ourselves we can inspire others to copy us. If every individual refuses to do something because it won't make a difference then they will fullfill their own prophecy, and nothing will happen. However if an individual does make a move then that action can have a ripple affect; other individuals will do the same and it will spread. If every individual does something then it will certainly have an effect, but it is still a case of individuals taking action: taking things into their own hands.
10.Who will benefit from this change-you? the audience? society? a well-deserving group?
Actually for my topic, all of the above and then some. I have chosen a truly global issue that effects just about all life, as well as some major inorganics, on this planet. While I suspect that it has absolutely no impact on convection currents, and some chemotrophes may be exempt (I am sure some of them will be effected,, after all the ocean's chemistry is changing) all known sentient life will certainly be strongly impacted.
Basicly:
2.To whom are you writing? (Audience)
I am writing to the people who would abandon their responsibilities to our world because the lack the understanding of the gravity of the issue at hand; I am writing to those who fail to realize that they can and should make a difference; I am writing to those of like mind so they have an eloquently worded source of ammunition to convert others to our righteous cause. To all the would be world savers out there: it isn't just fantasy characters who can save they world, so can we, with a bit more subtlety.
3.How do you appeal to their beliefs, values, etc? (pathos)
I would make the case that we all share this planet, we owe it to future generations to keep our planet as functional as possible. I would make the appeal to the more scientifically minded that you just don't experiment with your control group, of course they probably don't need convincing. I would appeal to their sense of superiority, we, the top of the sentience chain, can do anything: including save our world from ourselves. I would make emotional appeals related to endangered species, see:polar bears, clams...
4.Why should your audience believe you-who are you, and how can you best represent your persona as a writer?(ethos)
I am a student of science, I have taken environmental science and gotten down on my knees in the mud to plant trees. I have done research on this topic many times. I will name my sources: remember Paul Lobere! I am an honest person of our fair country, low poverty still doing my best to make this a better place. I have watched the graphs of the arctic, I have watched the cliffs fall, I encourage you to do your best, to save them all. This is strongly connected to my area of interest and study.
5.What are at least 2 reasons the change should be made?
Because if we don't try it will only get worse, states will flood with no where to go, crops will fail because the wrong ones were sown. Because it is our responsibility to fix the harm we have wrought upon this our home planet.
6.What is a good point that the other side makes about the issue?(concession-ethos)
It is too late to stop it, things will keep changing and we can't halt it now.
7.How would you answer that point? (rebuttal-ethos, logos)
In response I would like to point out that while we can't stop it we can certainly make it worse and are doing so by our current actions.
8.Is there another good point that can be made for the opposition? (concession-ethos)
One individual doesn't make that much of an overall powerful impact.
9.How would you answer that point? (rebuttal-ethos, logos)
Societies, nations and yes the global population is made up of individuals. Yes if only one person does something it won't make that big a difference in an isolated situation; we are not isolated, we live in communities and spread our opinions about the internet; by taking action ourselves we can inspire others to copy us. If every individual refuses to do something because it won't make a difference then they will fullfill their own prophecy, and nothing will happen. However if an individual does make a move then that action can have a ripple affect; other individuals will do the same and it will spread. If every individual does something then it will certainly have an effect, but it is still a case of individuals taking action: taking things into their own hands.
10.Who will benefit from this change-you? the audience? society? a well-deserving group?
Actually for my topic, all of the above and then some. I have chosen a truly global issue that effects just about all life, as well as some major inorganics, on this planet. While I suspect that it has absolutely no impact on convection currents, and some chemotrophes may be exempt (I am sure some of them will be effected,, after all the ocean's chemistry is changing) all known sentient life will certainly be strongly impacted.
Basicly:
Current climate change is anthropogenic and we are responsible for fixing it.
Audience: humans.
Purpose, convince humans that they are responsible for reducing pollution.
They should care because we all are stuck with this planet. If we don't act it will only get worse faster. They may believe there is nothing they can do.
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