In the WIRED article "Scientists Are Rewriting the History of Photosynthesis" Jordana Cepelewicz utilizes formal scientific diction and appeals to logos to attract an audience interested in biological science, The author uses the word "extrapolated" in place of deduce when discussing the findings of Arizona State University and Pennsylvania State University, is an example of just some of the common polysyllabic wording used throughout the article. Cepelewicz favors logos over over other persuasive techniques (reasonably in an article surrounding scientific discovery) with factual statements such as "Photosynthesis directly or indirectly powers and sustains almost every organism on Earth. It is responsible for the composition of our atmosphere and forms the foundation of the planet’s many interwoven ecosystems.".
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In my first close analysis of material from Wired, I will be taking a look at their article "BAD INFO FOLLOWS EVERY TRAGEDY. DON'T FALL FOR IT" where the currently recent Las Vegas strip shooting is used to bring awareness to misinformation associated with major events that are still developing stories. The author, Brian Barrett, adopts a rather wary tone in this passage, with the intention of reminding the audience to not just accept rumors or conspiracies as facts without checking for the confirmed facts behind the event.
Barrett develops his argument by using the at the time relevant Las Vegas strip shooting to exemplify that you can only trust the basic reported information on a major event, and to be aware that anything else is either speculation or is just a falsehood. Next, they proceed to provide numerous examples of many being convinced by misinformation about nationwide disasters or tragic events, such as "when Reddit wrongly identified college student Sunil Tripathi as one of the attackers." and " during and after Hurricane Sandy upended New York, when Photoshopped images of sharks and a doctored shot of a scuba diver underwater in the Times Square subway station consumed Twitter.". |
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