Evaluating Arguments for and Against the Existence of Global Warming

This essay delves into the contentious debate surrounding global warming, dissecting claims that deny its existence by questioning the reliability of climate models and the significance of carbon dioxide levels. It presents a counter-argument supported by overwhelming scientific evidence linking industrial activities, fossil fuel combustion, deforestation, and transportation emissions to global warming. The essay scrutinizes rhetoric and fallacies used in the debate, referencing scientific findings from sources like UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy and Nature Geoscience. It emphasizes the need for improved computer models, greater involvement of geologists, and increased funding for climate research to enhance our understanding of climate change. Ultimately, the essay concludes that global warming is a real and pressing concern, supported by scientific evidence and computer model readings that indicate rising temperatures and sea levels, urging recognition of the consensus among scientists regarding changing weather patterns.

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Outline
Introduction
The subject of global warming has been much debated upon in the past few decades. The
planet’s climate has shown a lot of variability and what adds to the growing concern is the
lack of conscious on the subject of global warming.
What claim are you investigating
Despite several serious warnings about global warming, it is claimed that global warming is
not real because of the unreliable climate models and the flawed calculations used to predict
the effect of global warming (Gosselin, 2017).
What is the counter argument to this claim?
There is an overwhelming scientific evidence that suggests that global warming is for real.
Industrial and agricultural activities, fossil fuel burning, deforestation and transport emissions
are the primary sources behind global warming and greenhouse gas emissions (Happer,
2011).
Who is making this claim?
The climate researchers, climate scientists and satellite observations
What other parties are interested in this claim?
NASA and United Nations Framework Convention
Information
What types of information has been transmitted about this claim?
Supporting detail 1: The earth’s climate is always changing and thus there is nothing to get
worried about earth getting warmer( The Royal society, 2016).
Supporting detail 2: As Carbon dioxide makes up a small percentage of the atmosphere, it

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cannot be hale responsible for global warming (The Royal society, 2016).
Supporting detail 3: unreliable climate models and flawed calculations on global warming
(Gosselin, 2017).
Does the claim conflict with your personal observations and background information?
Those claims conflict with the background information and research on the subject of global
warming.
Rhetoric and Fallacies
Supporting detail 1: Appeal to mind
Supporting detail 2: Appeal to cause and effect
Supporting detail 3: Appeal to emotions
Research Are there any scientific findings about this claim?
Supporting detail 1: The field of global warming is relatively new and not much understood
as advocated in UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy.
Supporting detail 2: Even tiny rise in Carbon dioxide quantities can increase global
temperatures.
Supporting detail 3: Nature Geoscience shows how the climate models fail to grasp the
atmospheric circulation in practice.
What are the best ways to assess the probabilities of this claim?
Supporting detail 1: Use scientific evidence based on NASA studies to show evidence that
the climate change is taking place. The global warming is going on in the past couple of
decades due to increased emissions because of human activities (Shaftel, & Callery, 2019).
Supporting detail 2: Larger revenue flows and government subsidies can be made available
for climate institutes and related research (Happer 2011). Apart from the focus on CO2

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emissions, there are other issues that need to be focused on.
Supporting detail 3: With improved computer models and greater role of the geologists, one
can expect an enhanced and accurate understanding of climate change and resolve any
related controversies.
Conclusion
There is no denying that global warming is for real and is major concern. Recent
scientific evident and computer models reading show major disruptions and changes on the
planet that point to rising temperature and rise in sea levels. The scientists agree on a general
sense about the changing weather patterns and global warming.

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References
The Royal society (2016). Climate change controversies." The Royal society, 1(1), 1-11.
Gosselin, P (2017). Review Of Climate Models Show They Are Unreliable For Forecasting,
notrickszone Retrieved from http://notrickszone.com/2017/12/17/review-of-climate-
models-show-they-are-unreliable-for-forecasting-so-much-disappointment/
Happer.W. (2011). The Truth about Greenhouse Gases." The Global Warming Policy
Foundation, 1(1), 1-16.
Shaftel, H., & Callery, S. (2019). Climate change causes: A blanket around the Earth. NASA
Retrieved from https://climate.nasa.gov/causes/