CONSENSUS AND GLOBAL WARMING

The worst argument made in favor of global warming is the consensus argument. For those who do not know, the consensus argument exhorts people to believe that global warming is real on the basis that majority of climate experts agree it is happening. It is an appeal to authority. This is not a good argument and is not persuasive. It is essentially says take our word on it. A good argument would present the evidence to the layman and let him decide.