If anyone has any real life examples of these to post, please do so.
“If anyone has any real life examples of these to post, please do so.”
The global warming arguments cover most of these.
Post hoc: every morning my neighbor drives by my house and then the sun comes up. Therefore my neighbors driving causes the sun to rise.
AGW alarmist argumentation.
1. Ad hominem - You’re just saying that because Big Oil is paying you off. Also, you’re worse than Hitler.
2. Straw man - You don’t believe that climate changes, but there is abundant evidence of climate change over thousands of years. Ever hear of the Ice Age? Obviously, you’re stupid.
3. Hasty generalization - CO2 is a greenhouse gas with radiative forcing potential. Therefore increases in CO2 levels will cause catastrophic global warming. It’s obvious and you’re stupid.
4. Begging the question - CO2 is pollution. Therefore EPA has authority to control it. That’s why the EPA was created.
5. Post Hoc - Both CO2 levels and global temperatures rose from 1975 to 1997. Therefore CO2 was cause of significant global temperature increases. It’s settled science.
6. False dichotomy - The government must tax CO2 emissions or it’s the end of the world. Don’t you care about your children and grandchildren?
7. Ad ignorantum - Global warming alarmists are too arrogant to admit any ignorance.
8. Burden of proof reversal = Precautionary principle. Now is the time for action; the time for debate is over.
9. Non sequitur - Any of numerous claims of harm already caused by AGW (see numberwatch.com.uk for hundreds of examples.)
10 Bandwagon fallacy - 97% !!!!!