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Originally Posted by TheDoc
Clearly, you have no idea how statistics work.. and I just got the numbers from the pdf and the article posted. If you are confused, read them again.
Funny though.. did you read the questions in the poll? Why don't they just ask a yes/no question?
"Now, thinking specifically about the issue of global warming: Do you think most climate scientists agree that the earth has been warming in recent years, or do you think there is a lot of disagreement among climate scientists about whether the earth has been warming?"
Most Agree 25%
A Lot of Dis-agreement 39%
Unsure 9%
"Do you think most climate scientists agree that human activities, such as burning coal and oil, are a major cause of global warming, or do you think there is a lot of disagreement among climate scientists about whether human activities are a major cause?"
Most Agree 47%
A Lot of Dis-agreement 42%
Unsure 11%
47% agree... that's it.... Your "consensus" is busted. And why does the "no" answer have to be a disagreement question and an unsure?
Why are the majority of questions about "global warming" vs. "man made" global warming?
Clearly... the reason is to skew the results making the pdf, the poll, and your argument full of bullshit.
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Congratulations.
In another clueless move, you have now confused the poll with another one, done by other people, for Newsweek magazine. The respondents in the one you just quoted aren't actually scientists - they're the general public.
You didn't actually read beyond the first paragraph of the pdf, did you?