Fallacies and climate change

Fallacies and climate change

1. Expressions that try to persuade

   • Argument is not valid
   • Intentional to manipulate the audience.
   • Highly persuasive

2. Examples (explanation of fallacies)

   • Silence doesn't mean being in favor of
   • A habit doesnt mean its the right way
   • The validity of A has nothing to do with the consequence of B; an argument does not have to be true because the consequences are positive, or false because the consequences are negative
   • Having power doesnt mean its true.
   • If the argument its given by a person who has no experienced or knowledge in the topic its fake.
   • If the opposite has not been proved, then it must be true
   • Ex: talking about economic justice, what a poor person says is true
   • There is no link between argument and conclusion
   • Continuously give arguments in favour of a statement, until you turn it into a belief doesnt mean its true.

3. Fallacies and denial of climate change

   • Consensus higher than 97% in the scientific community about the existence of climate change
   • Communities and groups of power with strong political interests try to distort scientific
     • by challenging the veracity of the scientists
   • Commonly fall into fallacies when challenging science
   • used in the political arena to stop the actions when facing the phenomenon and keep the status quo
     • So political and economical interests are not affected