Report Analysis – “Seawater pH and Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide”
The following is a rhetorical analysis of the technical report “Seawater pH and Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide,” checking for various aspects of rhetorical quality and consistency, as well as layout and appearance. Recommendations are then made for improvements to rhetorical quality.
Appeal to Audience
Achievement of Purpose
The goal of the paper is to introduce its audience to the concepts of pCO2 and pH and their relationship to one another, as well as their applicability to data on atmospheric carbon dioxide taken from Ocean Station Alpha and others. In terms of providing these introductory concepts, the paper achieves its purpose; the layout is ...