Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Third Print Source Analysis

New York Times article "Global Warming"

Claim:

The New York Times article agrees with that global warming trend is unambiguous and that humans do have a major effect on the global warming occurring. Undoubtedly, changes have been occurring and have been documented, leading us to the conclusion that the fact that global warming exists is no longer, but the ways in which we can combat global warming is.

Evidence:

1. The article cites that the United Nations declared that global warming has changed exponentially in recent decades, and cites human activity as a result.
2. The article cites the Supreme Court voting that the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) does have an authoritative role in the battle against global warming.
3. "The greenhouse effect has been apart of earth's workings since its earliest days."
4. "Since 1970, temperatures have gone up at nearly three times the average for the 20th century."

Why the claims are warranted:

It is explicit that both the United Nations and Supreme Court are credible sources and can be relied upon for evidence on the issue of global warming. The other two sources are warranted by scientific facts, but are not necessarily cited. However, the fact that NYTimes is a credible source in itself warrants the scientific facts.

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