In “Discourse Coalition, Science Blogs, and the Global Debate Over Climate Change”, author Graham Smart studies and discusses the phenomena and theory of climate change. Before presenting his findings, Smart identifies two sets of research questions that he used in order to gather and arrange his collected information. The first set questions asked “what discourse coalitions can we identify within the web-based discourse of the climate-change controversy and what can an investigation of discursive interactions between discourse coalitions reveal about how climate-science knowledge is presented to different public and the nature of this knowledge” ((Smart, 164). The second set of questions asked “what rhetorical work do blogs perform- and for whom? Also, how do blogs perform this work” (Smart 164). The second set of research question were more appealing to me as they can be linked/pertain to our very own writing for the science course. Through extensive research, Smart stated that blogs are not only be used to provide information to a vast number of people, but also for others to comment on this date provide and almost debate about the information presented.
One connection that I made between our class and Smarts piece the discussion/use of the term genre. To us, genre can have many interpretations, such as the style we intend on using when presenting to our audience, or even the subject we intend on presenting. Too Smart, he discusses the literary element of genre as researching blog tendencies in communities and how others communicate amongst each other in this field. As for the three different discourse coalitions that Smart talks about, I believe his overall intentions were to distinguish how each group argues their own individual point by taking various approaches to the climate changing topic and supporting their claim to provide their argument. As for my final project, I personally do not believe this information irrelevant to the stance I plan on taking. However, I could open up and sharpen my understanding of what genre could mean and take some examples from Smart that he provides.
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August Colburn
4/2/2018 10:48:49 am
Hey Nick, good looks on the analysis! I agree that Smart puts a particular emphasis on genres and their importance for the discourse community. Selecting the proper genre to reach your chosen audience is crucial and tends to be overlooked. I agree that blogs are not necessarily important to our final project, but paying attention to the importance of genre selection is key for us. We need to select the proper medium to convey our message and find the optimal way to communicate through this medium.
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