Should People Believe in Global Warming?

It is very easy to get the information from the media in this current society, but it is difficult to distinguish that whether it is right or wrong. There are many different perspectives and thoughts on the same issue, such as global warming. To choose which argument is true is up to the people. These days, many people take on a very serious subject, global warming, and they argue whether it is worth to worry about future or not. While many people consume an excess of energy that produces carbon dioxide, the issue of global warming becomes more critical. Since global warming is a severe problem in the world, Bill McKibben wrote the article about the climate change, “The Reckoning.” He tells that people need to care the three important numbers that relate to global warming. He suggests people to know who make carbon dioxide and what are some effects on the atmosphere. On the other hand, The Wall Street Journal published the article, “No Need to Panic About Global Warming,” which tells people not to worry about it and actually carbon dioxide has only little effect on the atmosphere. McKibben’s essay is more successful at developing his argument because it has sufficient and detailed scientific evidences to support his thesis, while The Wall Street Journal only argues superficially and tells the surface of the global warming with deficient in-depth information.
McKibben uses specific numbers, quotes, and detailed information to make it easier for readers to understand. He not only explains what the three numbers are and why those are important, but also proved where those numbers came from. The first number, 2 degrees Celsius was made up by the Copenhagen climate conference where takes care of Earth to slow a changing climate. They ...

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...t kind of evidence is incontrovertible and why it is incontrovertible. There are only unsubstantiated words, ‘compelling’ and ‘incontrovertible,’ to defend the weak argument. Therefore, it is unclear that what the readers to take action after reading this journal.
Both articles were arguable and enough to persuade the readers to believe, but
‘The Reckoning” is more convincing to the readers due to its clear, detail, sufficient, agreeable scientific information, and appropriate evidences. At the end, “the Reckoning” motivates the readers to fight for the right use of carbon by telling the fuel industry is their real enemy, while The Wall Street Journal essay rather gives the reader uncomfortable conclusion. The more successful essay, “The Reckoning” possesses more convincing power because it contains strong argument with flawless evidence about the climate change.