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Re:Even 50-year-old climate models correctly predicted globa... by hcknwscommenter on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @08:12PM (#21709045)
It's not an appeal to authority when they back it up with data and numerical analysis.
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Re:Even 50-year-old climate models correctly predicted globa... by daenz on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @08:19PM (#21709103)
You can back up study X with all the data and numerical analysis in the world, and it still doesn't increase study Y being right, except through appeal to authority.
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