Dec 20, 2009

Global Warming | For Further Discussion

Chapter 1
1. Ross Gelbspan asserts that media coverage of the global warming debate gives equal weight to both skeptics and supporters of global warming. S. Fred Singer maintains the opposite—that the media overwhelmingly cover global warming as a serious problem and attempt to discredit critics by identifying them with the oil industry. What evidence does each give in support of his argument? Who makes the more convincing case against the media? Cite examples from the text to support your answer.

2. S. Fred Singer writes that the global warming debate has become...