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Lil Dicky, acting as the speaker, attempts to tell anyone who don’t believe in global warming that it does exist. He uses pathos, ethos, and logos to connect the environment of the earth we live on now, to the expectations of the earth he would like us to have. He uses these appeals to show the changes that we need to make in our daily lives and the detrimental effects we have had on the earth. In analyzing the lyrics and video, it appears that their use of appeals is effective in convincing their intended audience.

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Lil Dicky explained the meaning behind his song in an interview for Billboard, “‘Other songs might have more of a selfish expectation where I want it to succeed because it’s good for my career,’ he says. But considering “Earth” sounds the alarm on global warming, ‘this felt like more was at stake’”.

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Lil Dicky admits that he has never been very politically active, and although he has started to tune into a different side of himself, he still doesn’t consider himself a climate expert. Lil Dicky chose to release Earth 3 days before Earth day because he felt it would have the most impact on people.  He used the fact that it was almost Earth day, & his, along with 29 other celebrities’, impressionable statuses to make his point.

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The audience is anyone that don’t believe in global warming. He is proving that it does exist and informing about the changes that need to be made.

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The purpose of this song and video is simply to spread awareness of global warming. Lil Dicky used his and 29 others’ fame to show the effects humans have had on the earth. The song was made as a wake up call for the people of the world to start saving the earth.

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The speaker of this song is welovetheearth.org. They are speaking through Lil Dicky to get their message across to younger generations.

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The beginning of “Earth” sounds urgent and anxious because of the news cast and the problems people were having from the extreme heat, which is caused by global warming. Once it turns from real life to cartoon, it shows what the earth could look like and the tone suddenly changes to upbeat and peaceful.

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In this song, Lil Dicky uses two of the three strategies; ethos and logos. He spreads awareness to the rest of the world through his humorous lyrics.

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In the song “Earth” by Lil Dicky, the lyrics and music video come off with the same kind of vibes and ideas. If you don’t know the background you might interpret the song in your own way. However, Lil Dicky uses ethos and logos to spread awareness using his and his fellow celebrities’ fame status. It is a very uplifting song made with all different kinds of humor, but the base of it is a very serious topic. Lil Dicky used his song “Earth” to show how serious global warming is. He used his humor and status to get a younger generation to pay attention.

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“Lil Dicky On Having Potential To Be 'One Of the Best' and Proving He's No Joke.” Google, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/8510816/lil-dicky-interview-earth.

Music, Shadow. “Lil Dicky - Earth (Lyrics).” YouTube, YouTube, 18 Apr. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDNNGhsL9Oo&feature=youtu.be.