Cranky Cartoon (EN) - Lag

This cartoon depicts the "False Choice" fallacy.

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Presenting two options as the only possibilities, when other possibilities exist. “CO2 lags temperature in the ice core record, proving that temperature drives CO2, not the other way around.”

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

For a detailed debunking of the depicted myth, please check out the related rebuttal.


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