Sentences with phrase «spurious criticisms»

A number of spurious criticisms regarding the Mann et al (1998) proxy - based temperature reconstruction have been made by two individuals McIntyre and McKitrick (McIntyre works in the mining industry, while McKitrick is an economist).

As discussed above, the MBH98 reconstruction and the variants of the reconstruction (i.e., Figures 2 and 3) that address the various spurious criticisms raised by MM, each pass statistical verification.

To address the other spurious criticisms of MM, a 1902 - 1971 calibration interval was employed in this analysis to avoid any infilled missing proxy data between 1972 and 1980, and the «St Anne River «series challenged by MM (due to 4 infilled missing values from AD 1400 - 1403) was eliminated.

But to answer your question, lolwot, there have been no kids «murdered» by «spurious criticisms» of the iPCC.

And, yes, lolwot, «spurious criticisms» of the IPCC have, undoubtedly, cramped your style and even left you with many a sleepless night wrestling with a personal vision of a futuristic «hell» where the only means of livelihood left open to you involve — the horror!

Your concern with «spurious criticism» of the IPCC really has nothing to do with «the kids», but has everything to do with your concern that such criticisms might imperil your good - deal, party - time, bunga - bunga carbon - piggery and your own long - time employment prospects as a trough - sucking, goof - off, tax - payer rip - off parasite.

And may we expect, lolwot, that when the revolution succeeds us «skeptics» guilty of «spurious criticism» thought - crimes will answer to the hive's green - cheka and troika tribunals for our misdeeds — our «murders» of the children?

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Special pleading is a form of spurious argumentation where a position in a dispute introduces favorable details or excludes unfavorable details by alleging a need to apply additional considerations without proper criticism of these considerations themselves.

All four arrests sparked criticism from all around the world with Christian campaign groups branding the accusations levelled against the men as «spurious» and therefore demanded that they all be released.

One of the least edifying spectacles in modern football is that of managers attempting to deflect criticism for a defeat by making spurious attacks on the opponents who beat them.

Emanuel thinks Lindzen's key theories don't hold up, and just two weeks ago went public with his criticism, penning a tart letter to the editor rebutting Lindzen's Journal piece — «irresponsible and misleading,» he called it, «advancing spurious hypotheses.»