Fallacy icon - Impossible Expectations

Name Description Example
Impossible expectations Demanding unrealistic standards of certainty before acting on the science. “Scientists can’t even predict the weather next week. How can they predict the climate in 100 years?”

Learn more about the fallacies in this graphics category in the blog post A history of FLICC: the 5 techniques of science denial

Related graphics

Cranky Cartoon (EN) - Hitting the ground

Myth Deconstruction - Cold (EN)

Myth Deconstruction - Glacier (EN)

Myth Deconstruction - Model (EN)

Other languages

German definition (Unerfüllbare Erwartungen)

Cranky Cartoon (DE) - Sekunden bis zum Aufschlag

Myth Deconstruction - Cold (DE)

Myth Deconstruction - Glacier (DE)

Myth Deconstruction - Model (DE)

Dutch definition (Onmogelijke Verwachtingen)

Cranky Cartoon (NL) - Zekerheid


 


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