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A Rhetorical Investigation of Public Disbelief in Climate Science
dc.contributor.advisor | Parson, Donn W | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Harris, Scott L | |
dc.contributor.author | Bricker, Brett Jacob | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-17T17:43:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-02-17T17:43:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-12-31 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12498 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10830 | |
dc.description.abstract | Global warming and climate change pose a significant threat to the livelihoods of future generations. Although there is a consensus of qualified climate scientists who believe that scientific evidence supports Anthropogenic Climate Change [ACC] theories, public belief in ACC theories has been much more limited. In this dissertation, I argue that this disjunction between climate scientists and public opinion is a fundamentally rhetorical problem, requiring rhetorical solutions. In four case studies, I analyze the Climategate scandal, discursive strategies of the Heartland Institute, President Obama's environmental arguments and the ozone debates of the 1970s and 1980s to develop a set of persuasive strategies that may help environmental advocates overcome public disbelief in climate science. | |
dc.format.extent | 187 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Communication | |
dc.subject | Environmental studies | |
dc.subject | Climate science | |
dc.subject | Ecopedagogy | |
dc.subject | Global warming | |
dc.subject | Public opinion | |
dc.title | A Rhetorical Investigation of Public Disbelief in Climate Science | |
dc.type | Dissertation | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Rowland, Robert C. | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Innocenti, Beth | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Farmer, Frank | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Communication Studies | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | Ph.D. | |
kusw.oastatus | na | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
kusw.bibid | 8085918 | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |