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Climate change hearsay isn't the same as evidence

| September 1, 2022 1:00 AM

I pointed out the fact in my letter of July 26 that Jack DeBaun fails to follow the burden of proof rule, yet he continues to violate this basic rule, insisting that I look up the names of the authors of thousands of papers in order to prove him right. He commits a logical fallacy in doing so: “Burden of proof fallacy (or shifting the burden of proof) is a logical fallacy that occurs when one abuses their burden of proof by attempting to shift it to someone else. In general, the person or party making an argument has the burden of proof to justify it (whether they argue that something is true or false)...

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