The Rhetoric of Popular Science Texts. Scienti c American Magazine as Typical Example Cover Image

Retoryka tekstów popularnonaukowych na przykładzie pisma „Scientific American”
The Rhetoric of Popular Science Texts. Scienti c American Magazine as Typical Example

Author(s): Jakub Z. Lichański
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: opular science texts; rhetoric; rhetorical criticism; visual rhetoric; Scientific American

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study is to describe the relationship between rhetoric and popular science texts. Scientific American magazine is taken as an example. In conclusion, the author suggests that the rhetoric of popular science texts rests on the presentation of the problem, avoiding controversy in the presentation of research issues, avoiding modal forms, the use of multiple elements of visual rhetoric. This article contains brief historical information about the development of the magazine "Scientific American".

  • Issue Year: 31/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 71-80
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish