Answer to Question #106410 in General Chemistry for Elizabeth

Question

1.- The movie an Inconvenient Truth, neutral or biased toward the topic of “Global Climate Change”. If it is biased, what is the bias?
2.-This film asserts that “by burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil and clearing forests we have dramatically increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere and temperatures are rising”. Using this statement, what is the film’s position on the cause of “Global Climate Change”?
3.- What evidence is presented by the film to support the position? List 3 bullet points.
5.- List 1 statement that suggests bias

Answer 1

1. This is a neutral movie that explains the current state of the situation with global warming.
2. The film’s position on the cause of “Global Climate Change” is, therefore, excessive human activity.
3. The increased influence caused by the presence of greenhouse gases, the fact that "people's terrible activity increases the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the dependence of temperature on the overall amount of carbon emissions.
4. No question present, I hope this is important for question 5.
5. Maybe, somebody can suggest bias because of a carbon tax. Like "we need more money, let's introduce a carbon tax and ground its necessity on the idea of global warming".