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Jhud -> RE: Climate change skeptics quoting scientists out of context (5/7/2008 5:40:14 PM)
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Well... they're claiming that the listed scientists' work supports their contention that climate change is not man-made, something the scientists themselves do not agree with.
If I carry out research that I conclude supports man-made climate change, and I'm listed on a site as supporting the opposite, that's quoting me out of context. Wouldn't you agree?
Yes, I think it is insufficient for Heartland merely to list the names of researchers; it amounts to an appeal to authority, which is fallacious even if all the researchers wanted to be there.
That being said, I think research is research, whatever the conclusion of the researcher. If I claim that certain research supports my claim, then it is up to me to show how it does; the 'opinon' of the researcher is irrelevant.
I think it would be fine to challenge Heartland Institute's claim that such research supports their point of view, but I don't think it should be prevented on the basis that the researchers in question don't want to be associated with the institution in question.
With that in mind, I think they should be free to list the papers, but to have the names alone is wrong.
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