Sentences with phrase «consensus opinion of a majority»

He just cares about being properly aligned with the consensus opinion of the majority of the experts.

Not exact matches

The tide is turning and depending on the questions and how they're asked, most public opinion surveys indicate that the consensus of the majority of the population is that LGBTQs should be viewed and treated equally by the our laws.

We all concede Kroenke and his merry cast of flunkies are systematically destroying the club we all cherish and the Arsenal business model will never compete with the true European Super Clubs but there is an ever growing consensus, perhaps even a majority opinion amongst Gunner fans, and EPL pundits that this should be Wenger's last season.

Consensus isn't proof, but when one must choose between an opinion shared by an overwhelming majority of experts and one held by but a few (about a field in which we lack expertise of our own), consensus is a very useful means to assess the two choices.

This text completely omits the consensus opinion of numerous scientific organizations, as though they did not exist, and uses politically loaded terms like «activist scientists» to label the majority of scientists.

John Carter — Could you list (in bullet format) of what your opinion is of what the overwhelming majority of climate scientists believe «consensus» means.

Despite the common perception that opinions vary across different parts of the country, survey data analyzed by Jon Krosnick at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment establishes that the vast majority of Americans are in agreement with the scientific consensus on global warming.

This has caused a problem for the skeptical community, because the majority of scientific skeptics accept the consensus of scientific opinion on anthropogenic global warming (AGW).

From my post on why consensus matters in climate science to my follow up on why blogging is not science, it's common for climate skeptic commenters to claim that any reference to the majority of expert scientific opinion on climate change is simply an «appeal to authority».

I am voting against the petition for rehearing because the views of the American people on the death penalty for child rape were, to tell the truth, irrelevant to the majority's decision in this case.The majority opinion, after an unpersuasive attempt to show that a consensus against the penalty existed, in the end came down to this:» [T] he Constitution contemplates that in the end our own judgment will be brought to bear on the question of the acceptability of the death penalty under the Eighth Amendment.»