Nautilus Rhetorical Analysis

Science is constantly moving and innovating and science news websites and blogs keep it’s reader up to date in new theories, technology, and other things related to science. Nautilus is a blog and magazine that was created in 2013 and has received many awards including the Webby Award, the award for general excellence, and best website. The authors of Nautilus uses strong analysis, beautiful formatting, and comprehensive research to inform the public of science news. This is probably the coolest blog I have ever read and it is a breathtaking website to look at, (it has gotten a dozen awards for its illustrations from the American Illustration, Spectrum, and the Society of Illustrators.)

The authors of Nautilus present themselves in a very professional way. There are two sets of committees. There are one set of authors and then there are a board of advisors. The board of advisors state their names, field of study, and where they attended college, (and most are from Ivy league schools.) This gives them so much credibility because graduates of Ivy league schools are considered to be among one of the most skilled and intellectual individuals in the human race, and to have a gaggle of individuals writing and advising the blog makes Nautilus a somewhat scholarly blog. Underneath the authors names Nautilus also gives the names of all of its financial supporters, which include the the John Templeton foundation, Simons foundation, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. This adds credibility to the authors because what they do is obviously good enough or considered important enough to be funded.

This blog does a phenomenal job of not excluding any literate adult from their target audience. As I mentioned previously the blog is overseen by many qualified individuals, however the blog is written in a way that is very easy to understand. Anyone over the age of 15ish is able to read this easily because it is worded in simplistic and scholarly way. In the blog post there are many pictures and videos to look at that will help anyone understand the concept stated in the texts. Anyone can read this blog because the authors do such a comprehensive job on covering all subjects relating to science. However the audience who read this blog will have some interest in the sciences.

The authors of Nautilus use question and answer responses to get information to the readers. This allows the articles to have an almost conversational feel. It allows the text to read easily and almost evokes the reader to think and ask questions about the text. They also use information from scholarly and relevant sources. This add credibility to each article, because they use credible facts to support statements in each blog post.

As I have stated earlier, this blog is so scholarly, it's magnificently scholarly. The authors use each intellectual standard so well. The blog is so easy to read and all of the arguments are very clearly stated and are accurate. The authors often explore all sides of the issue at hand and use scholarly sources and statements from people who are involved to give depth to the blog posts. Using these methods leads to clear logic that is easily followed; And incredibly there is little to no bias that I can detect. So with all of these intellectual standards followed to a ‘T’, it makes Nautilus an extremely reliable source to cite from. I think this blog is as reliable as other news sources such as NPR. I would personally respect anyone who read this blog.

In conclusion, Nautilus is hands down the best science blog I have ever read. The blog is dedicated to giving its readers news that asks real life, pertinent questions to come to solutions to today’s biggest issues. Along with being incredibly scholarly being beautiful to look at, the authors of Nautilus extends invitations to science fanatics of all types in the hopes of making this world a better place through science.