Showing posts with label Climate Skeptic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Climate Skeptic. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Skeptics, Alarmists, and Scientists OH MY... A Voice Analysis.

“Should we spend a trillion dollars on space lasers in case of an alien invasion of Earth? Why not, its a hell of a gamble to our children’s future.”

This bold statement was taken from Climate Skeptic. The blog name says it all. This is an environmental blog from the vantage point of a man on the fringe, a climate change skeptic. Climate Skeptic is written by Warren Meyer, who, in his ‘about’ section describes himself in the third person, as if he was not writing the ‘about’ section pertaining to himself. Right off the bat, his voice comes through. He lays out all of his credentials in a simple listed paragraph. He uses his own achievements as a jump off point for his perceived authority on the subject. This gives him an air of arrogance and self-righteousness; however, these characteristics are somewhat subdued in his blog posts, by his use of strong evidence to support his thoughts. . Even just reading a few posts made me reconsider my stance on climate change