IS THERE A LOGICAL ARGUMENT FOR MAN-MADE GLOBAL WARMING?
A logical argument has a series of true statements followed by a conclusion that is derived only from the evidence of the statements and does not omit any relevant statements that could disprove the conclusion. Click here to see our Logic pages. We will use the old term Global Warming for this argument since the term Climate Change is so ambiguous as to be useless. Earth’s’ climate has been changing ever since our planet developed a climate. With this in mind, let’s examine the argument for man-made Global Warming. The argument for Global Warming, as stated by its proponents, is fairly straightforward: 1. The earth’s climate has been getting dramatically warmer in recent decades. 2. A warmer climate will be disastrous for mankind. 3. We suspect the warmer climate is caused by man-made pollution, especially carbon dioxide and methane, since the climate gets warmer as our pollution increases. 4. Scientists can find no other readily available reason for climate warming. Conclusion: Theref
