[LINK] The GGWS

[Rick Welykochy]

Richard Chirgwin wrote:

> After that, my old "twelve errors of logic" copied from a 1940s edition 
> of the Cadillac encyclopedia kicked in...

Exactly. Many of Durkin's arguments were fallacious.

(*) "What evidence do we have ... " ... begs the question. The evidence
     is often available, but Durkin simply ignores it. Instead, he diverts
     the viewer's attention with daunting images of weather gone wrong
     and catchy tunes.

(*) "This is just plain idiocy ..." i.e. heaps of ad hominem attacks

(*) "CO2 levels trail recorded temperature rises. Therefore CO2 cannot
     cause temperature rise." Huh?

Beyond fallacy (error in argument), many other arguments were based on
falsehoods, as demonstrated during the debate that followed the show.

As previously expressed bu other Linkers, I think it behooves the ABC
to screen shows like this. I found it a bit extraordinary for Tony Jones
to loudly disclaim that the ABC does not support the views expressed in
GGWS. Why doesn't the ABC offer similar disclaimers for other opinionated
programs that it screens? Should the ABC be supporting particular
views in any instance? Isn't it there simply to broadcast?


cheers
rickw




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