BritneyLopez

ProfessorDeborahWeaver
ENC3315
Due17June2015
CounterResponsetoanArgument

Weliveinaworldwherepeoplesideasarerapidlychangingandfactsarerapidlybeingdiscovered.

AlGoreisaninfamouspubliciconwhosebeenrecognizedforhisideasonthegovernmentandthe
environment.Hisbeliefsonglobalwarmingaresoughttobeaworldoccurringproblemandshouldbe
addressedwitheconomicandsocialpowers.Herespectfullydisplayshisintentionsaboutattendingthe
matterurgentlyinhisarticle.Hediscussesthechangesweneedtomakeasasocietytopreventthe
disastrouseventthatisglobalwarming.Hefeelsasthoughthesubtlechangestowardscreatinganeco
friendlylifestylearen'tenoughtocuretheproblemswearefacing.Weneedeveryonetoputintheirtwo
centsintomakingtheEarthamoresustainableplace,butitwillbeatoughchallengetogeteveryone
involved.AlGorefeelsasthoughalotofpeopleareconflictingwithmediaasfaraswhatisconsidered
globalwarming,andhowurgentisthemeltingoftheicecaps.Themedialikestothrowthingsoutof
proportionandblowupthesituationasalways,buttheirstatementsarenotfarfromAlGorespointofview
ontheurgencyonthepredicament.

AlGoremakesitseemalmosteasytojustrevolveyourlifearoundyourenvironmentalhabitslikehe

does,butnoteveryonecan.IknowIdidntbeforetakingthisargumentativewritingclassrevolvingaround
sustainability.AlGoreisverypassionateabouthisviewsonglobalwarmingandtheecosystemandbrings
upalotofgreatargumentsastowhysocietyneedstochangetheirhabitsaffectingtheenvironment.
Educatingpeopleonthecauseisagreatwaytohavepeoplehopohbandwagon,withsomeurgency,the
peoplewillstartchanging.ThewaythemediaandAlGorehimselfportrayshimselfisoverboardonthe
factsthatrevolvearoundhisargument.ToAlGore,thereisnodebatingwhetherornotglobalwarmingexist

orthefactthatwearenottryinghardenough.Hefeelsasifwearemakingnoprogresstowardsbettering
ourenvironmenteventhoughwehavemadeseveralimprovementswithtechnologyandeducation.
AlGoresemotionsonthemistreatmentoftheenvironmenthasledhimtofullybelievethatthereis
nohopeforhumanitytorecuperate.Hespeaksasifhewerereallydisappointedinhisaudience,even
thoughmostpeoplewhokeepupwithhimhavetakenstepstohelptheenvironment.AlGorehasnoideaof
therealisticoutcomesthatwillcomeoutofhisspeeches.Noteveryonewillbemovedbyhiswordsandnot
everyonewillbeambitiousenoughtostartrecycling.Althoughalotofpeopledontcaretoknowaboutthe
environmentallawsandreforms,hestillchoosesaroutetospeakinawaythatsnotsoinviting.The
purposeistopersuadepeople,nottoarguewiththemtothepointthattheyignoreyouforyouremotions.
Theworldhasn'tevenbeenpersuadedtofollowthegoldenrule,whatmakesAlGoreanymorestrongeras
aspeaker.It'snotpossibletogeteveryoneonthebandwagon,it'shardenoughformetograsponthis
issue.Ifyou'repoliticallyintune,globalwarmingmightnotevenbeanissuetoyou.Involvingpoliticsinto
thisisdefinitelynotagoodwaytoinvolvethepublicintopersuaingthemtochangetheirlifestyles.AlGore
justseemstostressabouthisdisappointmentinhumanity.Weallwishthatwecanuseuptheworld's
resources,releaseemission,nothavegreenhousegasesandliveinanicecleanworld.We(humanity)
lovesusingourresourcesandnowthatwecanusetheminincredibletechnologyadvancingways,Idon't
thinkwewilleverstop.
AlGoreisundertheimpressionthatglobalwarmingissinglehandedlyisthemostimportantissuethat
allcountriesgovernmentshouldbeaddressing.Alotofscientistandpoliticians(aswellaseveryday
people),believethatglobalwarmingdoesn'tevenexist.SomebelieveglobalwarmingisjusttheEarth
havingahiccupandthatit'sjustaphase.TheOSS(OpenSourceScience)Foundationclaims"Whilepolls
ofscientistsactivelyworkinginthefieldofclimatescienceindicatestronggeneralagreementthatEarthis
warmingandhumanactivityisasignificantfactor,31,000scientistssaythereis"noconvincingevidence"
thathumanscanorwillcause"catastrophic"heatingoftheatmosphere".Thismeansthereisachangeof
weather,butnotduetoourhabits.OSSalsosays"1%ofclimatescientistsrateeitherbroadcastorcable
televisionnewsaboutclimatechangeasveryreliable."Asapublicfigure,suchasAlGore,whoinfactwas

neversuccessfulinhisscienceclassesatHarvardUniversityandthenhissenioryearworkedundera
globalwarmingtheorist.Sotheremightbesomebiasedupbringingsinhiscollegelifethatinfluencedhimto
hisjourneyonspreadingthewordaboutglobalwarming.AccordingtoOSSfoundation,globalwarmingisn't
aconcreteproblemthatneedstobeaddressedthroughpolitics.Also,globalwarmingcannotbeaideato
toucheveryone'slivesbecausenoteveryoneisconcerned.
Let'sfaceit,mostpeoplearenotgoingtothinkabouthowtotakethetimetorecycletheirresources.
Mostpeoplecareaboutwhatischeapestandlessmessy.Thisisaproblemwithbeingecofriendlybecause
mostecofriendlymaterialsmadeoutofrecycledmaterialcostmorethandisposablematerials.Alotof
peopledon'thavethetime!Speciallyinabusyworkplaceorfamilylives.AccordingtoTreeHugger.comSan
FransiscoandNewYorkCityareoneofthemoreecofriendlycities,andalthoughtheyareheavily
consentratedplaces,mostaresingleordon'thaveanykids.Theylivefastpacelivesthatneednoconcerns
onhowtoaffordorganicmaterialsfortheirbighouseandfamilyof4+.
They'rearemultipleenvironmentalgroupstohelpsupporttheearthcleanuptheworld,butasfaras
changingtheworld'shabits,let'sbehonest,nooneisgoingtodoitjustbecauseAlGoreisputting
emphasisonatheoreticalproblem.Theaverageadultismoreworriedabouttheirfamiliesratherthanthe
environment.Theydefinitelyareworriedabouttheenvironmentisrelationstowhoisaroundthemandisita
dangerousplace,butincorrelationstotheclimatechange,mostpeoplefinditirrelevant.Thisworldhas
approximately7.5billionpeople,andwedon'thaveanythingincommonexceptforthefactthatwewere
bornhereonEarth.Sohowarewesupposedtochangealltheirmindsaboutatheoreticalclimatechange
problem?