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Liebrich argues in a sarcastic tone that people are being ignorant about climate change and its consequences. This tone is shown through the statements such as "approve more useless coal mining," mocking the climate change deniers. This is intended to evoke undermine the credibility of the opponent, generating distrust of the climate change deniers. The accompanying photo, which Furthermore, he uses the phrases "can somebody please shut off the alarm," implying that the people who do not believe in climate change are ignoring the problems, appealing to the reader's desires to have a problem to be seen as resolved. Reader, who are likely to believe in climate change, are likely to critical about the climate sceptics who are not doing anything to resolve the issue at hand. The image refers to the phrase "let's stick our heads deeper in the sand," a statement that implies people hiding from the truth rather than facing it. Readers of this letter are likely to believe that climate change is real and needs to be resolved. An implication as such would therefore mean that the issue is left unresolved, frustrating the readers. Readers may act upon that frustration to demand action for climate change.