Can you outsmart the apples and oranges fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox
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It’s 1997. The United States Senate has called a hearing about global warming. Some expert witnesses point out that past periods in Earth’s history were warmer than the 20th century. Because such variations existed long before humans, they claim the current trend is also the result of natural variation. Can you spot the problem with this argument? Elizabeth Cox explores the false analogy fallacy.
Describe some of the elements that may have caused global warming before the 20th century. How were they different from current global warming trends?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Elizabeth Cox
- Director Hector Herrera, Pazit Cahlon
- Narrator Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Storyboard Artist Pazit Cahlon
- Animator Hector Herrera
- Art Director Hector Herrera
- Music Massassauga
- Sound Designer Nick Sewell
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
