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> If you are over, say, 25, then you know that the last 10 years have been _exceptional_ years for our climate And if you know anything about statistics, its t
by bawolff 3y ago
> If you are over, say, 25, then you know that the last 10 years have been _exceptional_ years for our climate
And if you know anything about statistics, its that ancedotes are not the plural of data and that humans have a severe recency bias.
The facts about climate change are damning enough, i don't know why people feel the need to resort to poor logic and fallacies when describing climate change. The truth is actually on your side. Lets present that instead.
- ben_w 3y ago> The facts about climate change are damning enough, i don't know why people feel the need to resort to poor logic and fallacies when describing climate change. The truth is actually on your side. Lets present that instead. In fairness, that demonstrably hasn't worked on the politicians for the last hundred years.
- petemir 3y ago> And if you know anything about statistics, its that ancedotes are not the plural of data and that humans have a severe recency bias. > The facts about climate change are damning enough, i don't know why people feel the need to resort to poor logic and fallacies when describing climate change. The truth is actually on your side. Lets present that instead I don’t think that the majority of people deals well when confronted with statistics.
- postmodest 3y agoThe long term annd anccelerating increase in extremes while averages rise is exactly the _data_ I am describing.