In the post "Lies, damn lies, and statistics", David Strom attacks those on the assumed left for promoting climate change fears.
"What percent of conversations regarding a contested issue are actually focused on assessing the evidence and determining the truth?
It’s not large. In fact, such discussions are rare as hen’s teeth."
He uses this statistic:
To claim that 2023 is below 2022. Comparing 1/2 a year to a previous year.
And he compares days over 100, without differentiating a 100 degree day with a 119 degree day.
"But John Burn-Murdoch of the Financial Times? He is clearly trying to lie to you. He is a data analyst. He knows that he is lying with statistics."
Well David, you do not back your argument up with statistics, just that other's statistics are wrong and their methodology defective.
The problem with this argument, is that without doing proper research, your argument is just as flawed as you claim the other side.
"That’s why it is vital to keep bringing up these failures in truth-telling made by these journalists who are really advocates. If people don’t change their minds right away, and they almost never do, it is our job to undermine the credibility of the “amen chorus” and propagandists. People will have their own “Aha!” moments.
We all get red-pilled at different moments."
Pot meet Kettle.
All this does is feed polarization - but maybe that is what your purpose is.
Update.
We are not at the end of the year, but for a year that was Ranked 113 when he did this post, it has jumped up to #3
https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/phoenix/yearly-days-of-100-degrees
I wonder if he will take down or edit his post.....
UPDATE - well I guess he is really looking bad this year:
