Climate Change Logos

One of the most controversial topics of today that affects the entire globe is climate change. Climate change is the change in global or regional climate patterns, which is greatly attributed to the increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. The video, “Climate Change 101” with Bill Nye, by National Geographic and the article, “Climate Threat to Wildlife May Have Been Massively Underreported”, written by Kacey Dreamer, do a fantastic job at bringing forth this controversial affair and how it is a huge issue, by which greatly effects the environment and the wild life on this planet. Both the article and video, on climate change, are very effective at expressing their argument by effectively using the

This video successfully uses the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos and logos to support its claims on climate change. The way National Geographic uses ethos, or credibility, for this video is strong and thought out. The main speaker is none other than Bill Nye, who most students grew up watching in elementary school; to learn different aspects of science; and is a very respectable and credible speaker for this topic, of climate change. Nye graduated from Cornell University with a degree in mechanical engineering, then moved to Seattle, Washington to work as an engineer for Boeing and ultimately became a science educator, winning educational awards for his famous program, “Bill Nye the Science Guy”(Biography.com). Nye has extremely credible credentials to be able to speak about this topic of science, who speaks in a serious, concerned and informative manner to grab the attention of the viewer and explain that climate change is a serious affair that needs to be acted upon. From a logical point of view, also known as logos, the video makes strong claims that are well supported with visuals, facts and statistics. The major claim made in the video was, humans are the cause of climate changes drastic alterations in recent years. This claim is well supported by facts such as the rise of the industrial revolution and the excessive burning of fossil fuels by human beings. These facts are supported by charts, definitions of terms, cited sources and powerful visuals. The video also suggests logical solutions to aid in decreasing the amount of climate change for the years to come. These solutions include recycle and reuse, walk or use public transportation turn off your electronics when you are not using them, eat less meat and to