The aim of the study is to describe the relationship between rhetoric and popular science texts. Scientific American magazine is taken as an example. In conclusion, the author suggests that the rhetoric of popular science texts rests on the presentation of the problem, avoiding controversy in the presentation of research issues, avoiding modal forms, the use of multiple elements of visual rhetoric. This article contains brief historical information about the development of the magazine "Scientific American".
This research relates to the rhetorical criticism of journalistic genres. Attention has been paid to the selection of genres made by the communicating entities affected by the nature of the media. Moreover, the author takes into account the personal aspect of these messages, namely, who formulates the text in the press and how. The subject of the study was opinion-forming tendencies appearing in one of the leading Polish newspapers "Gazeta Wyborcza". This issue is explored using press material referring to the topic of the Independence Day celebrations.
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