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All IPCC definitions taken from Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Working Group I Contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Annex I, Glossary, pp. 941-954. Cambridge University Press.

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Fallacy icon - Slothful induction

Name Description Example
Slothful induction Ignoring relevant evidence when coming to a conclusion. “There is no empirical evidence that humans are causing global warming.”

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

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Cranky Cartoon - Falling (EN)

Myth Deconstruction - Lag (EN)

Myth Deconstruction - Sun (EN)

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German definition (Faultier-Induktion)

Cranky Cartoon (DE) - Freier Fall

Myth Deconstruction - Lag (DE)

Myth Deconstruction - Sun (DE)

Dutch definition (Luie Slotsom)

Cranky Cartoon (NL) - Vallen


 

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