Analyzing Message in "Is nuclear fusion the best way to support rising energy demands?"

Steve Cowley's message in "Is nuclear fusion the best way to support rising energy demands?" is to express the idea that nuclear fusion is in fact the only way to meet the energy demands of humanity. He points to specfic expieremtns being done to hopefully make nuclear fusion plants a viable source of clean energy. But Cowley, is not ignorant of the extreme difficulties scientists have been having trying to make nuclear fusion viable and produce more energy than it takes to create. Still, he advocates for more money and research to be devoted to nuclear fusion because of its great potential.

Cowley does little to inform the reader of what the science is behind nuclear fusion which is what confuses people about nuclear fission reactors and nuclear fusion. Also, he also doesn't try to use language to move the reader in a certain direction regarding the topic. Instead, he uses science and his opinion to reflect on nuclear fusion and its possibilities because Cowley assumes his reader agree with his assessment that renewable is necessary for humanity to continue to move forward.

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Finally, the layers his message of the need for nuclear fusion with the continued survival of humanity in its present state. With nuclear fusion and that sustained energy source, humanity would come to rely on good weather, steady winds and ocean currents which are unpredictable at best to power an economy that runs 24/7. He equates humanities return to the dark ages with the inability of scientists to produce a cost effective nuclear fusion reactor. This extreme language is how he gets his point across in the final paragraph of his article.