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The article/researcher by no means said "It isn't a problem" as you claimed they did. You said they said: > > This isn't a problem because it's a small fracti
by caminante 3y ago
The article/researcher by no means said "It isn't a problem" as you claimed they did.
You said they said:
> > This isn't a problem because it's a small fraction "extrapolated over the whole fossil fuel industry."
That is NOT "literally directly" from the quote:
> "However, the researcher said that this seemingly small difference could be a big deal when extrapolated over the whole fossil fuel industry."
What you said changed the meaning.
- aidenn0 3y agoYou misunderstood the GPs statement. What they meant was [the reason this is a problem is not because] it's a small fraction "extrapolated over the whole fossil fuel industry" Not [There is no problem because] it's a small fraction "extrapolated over the whole fossil fuel industry" The words the commenter used: "This isn't a problem because" can mean either in English. In other words, they were saying the article was misleading because TFA claims that the problem is due to a small fraction multiplied by a large industry, while it's actually a very large multiplier multiplied by a large industry.