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Logic 101: just because Exxon might have written a report against AGW it doesn't automatically mean that it's false and can be dismissed without further conside
by lupin_sansei 19y ago
Logic 101: just because Exxon might have written a report against AGW it doesn't automatically mean that it's false and can be dismissed without further consideration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
- aswanson 19y agoIt doesn't mean that it can immediately be dismissed, but you can certainly take into account prior or perceived behaviour of a party when making a claim, especially if they have strong economic motive to deceive you. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=691641 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=691641