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And they are trying to convince me using charts with a truncated y axis? How about doing it with charts that are not misleading?

• martinpw 8y ago
  What would you propose for a zero value on the Y axis? The only number that actually makes sense is zero Kelvin (since 0C and 0F are just arbitrary numbers). At that scale you will not see anything. But that doesn't mean nothing is happening. The charts are fine.
  • cfuen71 8y ago
    At a 0-100 Celsius scale, or whatever is the equivalent in Fahrenheit, there will be an almost impossible to see increase over the time span of 100 years. I'm not saying nothing is happening, but those charts are completely deceiving.
    • kisstheblade 8y ago
      How would you chart your body temperature? Starting with 0 kelvin? Then you could conclude that all is well because you can't spot a 2 degree increase, right?
      • cfuen71 8y ago
        If there's a 2 degree (or a 2 kilos) increase in my body over my entire life (which is similar to these 100 years) I wouldn't care.
  • Grue3 8y ago
    >At that scale you will not see anything. But that doesn't mean nothing is happening. But then you can't say such things like "red line is rising scary fast", which is another example of manipulative language. With enough Y-axis magnification you can make anything rising or dropping "scary fast".