Doomism in Climate Change Communication - Topic Citations
Topic ID: 102
Every citation has two independent 0-100 scores. The source Reliability score rates the general reliability of the outlet itself, regardless of the specific claim, based on an eight-tier scale running from primary government and international scientific bodies (CDC, WHO, NASA, IPCC) at the top, through peer-reviewed journals, wire services, mainstream science journalism, and advocacy organizations, down to tertiary references like Wikipedia and unverifiable or absent sources at the bottom.
The Accuracy score, by contrast, rates how well a specific citation supports topic statements — a citation from an excellent source can score low if misapplied or can score high if it precisely backs up topic statements.
Definition of Climate Doomism
- Science NewsReliability score: 81 | Accuracy score: 82
- Science NewsReliability score: 81 | Accuracy score: 82
Agency-Based / Hope-Plus-Urgency Communication
- Eos (American Geophysical Union)Reliability score: 85 | Accuracy score: 82
- Eos (American Geophysical Union)Reliability score: 85 | Accuracy score: 82
Fear-Appeal Overwhelm, Avoidance, and Doom Fatigue
- Applied Microbiology InternationalReliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 75
- Applied Microbiology InternationalReliability score: 65 | Accuracy score: 75
Message Fatigue Reducing Motivation
- SAGE (Communication Research journal)Reliability score: 85 | Accuracy score: 75
- SAGE (Communication Research journal)Reliability score: 85 | Accuracy score: 75
Perceived Exaggeration as a Driver of Distrust
- Public Understanding of Science journal (via PMC)Reliability score: 84 | Accuracy score: 68
- Public Understanding of Science journal (via PMC)Reliability score: 84 | Accuracy score: 68
Fatalism Undermining Behavioral and Policy Response
- Taylor & Francis (Climate Policy journal)Reliability score: 83 | Accuracy score: 75
- Taylor & Francis (Climate Policy journal)Reliability score: 83 | Accuracy score: 75