Climate Change Refutation Exercises

Exercise 1: Denial by Omission

1. When a scientist publishes a study on climate change, forget to mention its entire methodology in the abstract.
2. Only discuss the results.
3. When questioned about the methodology, deflect the conversation by talking about something else.

By omission, we mean, of course, not mentioning the obvious...

Continue with Exercise 1.1: The Art of Deflection

Exercise 2: Misinterpretation by Misdirection

1. Take a single sentence from a climate change study and misinterpret it out of context.
2. Use big words like allegedly, apparently, or according to to make it sound like a smoking gun.
3. Claim it proves your point, while ignoring the actual science.

By misinterpretation, we mean, of course, making it sound like it says the opposite...

Continue with Exercise 2.1: The Art of Cherry-Picking

Exercise 3: Obfuscation by OvercompensationContinue with Exercise 1.1: The Art of Deflection Exercise 2: Misinterpretation by Misdirection * Take a single sentence from a climate change study and misinterpret it out of context. * Use big words like allegedly, apparently, or according to to make it sound like a smoking gun. * Claim it proves your point, while ignoring the actual science. By misinterpretation, we mean, of course, making it sound like it says the opposite... Continue with Exercise 2.1: The Art of Cherry-Picking Exercise 3: Obfuscation by Overcompensation * Use overly complex jargon and technical terms to confuse your audience. * Make it sound like you're talking about something completely different. * Use a lot of words that sound impressive, but mean nothing. Continue with Exercise 3.1: The Art of Gobbledygook Remember, practice makes perfect, so try not to get too caught up in the details...