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If you want Americans to pay attention to climate change, just call it climate change

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85% Informative

Americans are more familiar with climate change and global warming than climate crisis or climate justice, authors say.

They say they found no evidence that the alternative terms increased people’s sense of urgency or willingness to act.

Experts often use complex jargon because it is familiar to them and they may not realize it is unfamiliar to others.

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88

Informative language

87

Neutral language

63

Article tone

semi-formal

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English

Language complexity

63

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not offensive

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not hateful

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medium-lived

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