Making Climate Change Understandable Summary

For generations, authors have written pieces of work in order to help bring something to the attention of the general public, to lay down declarations of opinion or sway others in their form of thinking. When presented with the introduction to a book, Introduction: Making Climate Change Understandable, by Joseph F. C. DiMento and Pamela Doughman, much of the information presented revolves around the idea that generally the public does not realize, understand, or regard global climate change as a threat or disturbance to society. Thus, they do not take action to correct or reduce it. Now as the introduction progressed it touched lightly on the purpose of the text, relating it to the importance of understanding climate change, then rather vastly

Additionally, some people simply don’t believe in the concept of global climate change. Being a creature of habit leads to discomfort in change. Therefore when told that certain societal change is needed to better the globe, one might disregard and falsify such claims. “When citizens conclude they are being asked to change their daily behaviors..they may respond in doctrinaire ways - looking to information and sources to reinforce their views rather than challenge them” (DiMento and Doughman 2). This reasoning helps support the claim because, if someone is told to change lifestyles to better the planet (in regards to climate change) they may completely disregard the idea and focus on ways to support their own opinions. Which is a direct correlation to the next reason, that some of the public are just under the belief that climate change is normal, and the earth goes through these behaviors regularly (Dimento and Doughman 4). These false beliefs are only reinforced by the behaviors explained above, which is why these two reasons go hand in hand as they can lead to a disregard of global climate

This is when the authors chooses to point out something that may come up in the observer's’ head while reading an argument. It’s a way to build your argument even in the middle of reasoning. An example can be observed on page 4, “Some governments have still not been persuaded to take action to address climate change...but not everyone downplays the threat of global climate change…”. This was a way to acknowledge the fact that, climate change isn't dismissed by everyone. They also explain how some of the public's beliefs regarding constant global change is scientifically accurate but as of the situation we are experiencing it is difficult or incorrect to apply reasonably (DiMento and Doughman 4). Both of these acknowledgements lead back to the claim because they address the general perception of climate change, as well as popular belief within