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Is climate change real?
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Climate change is not real because it is very cold outside

It is still very cold, and we are getting more snow than ever, so climate change can't be real.
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The Argument

Climate change isn’t real because the earth has seasons in which the weather changes. It’s a natural occurrence. Not every place gets cold during the winter. The Amazon rainforest stays warm during January opposed to Alaska.[1] Plus, if it doesn’t get cold then how are the leaves and living things know that it’s about to be winter?

Counter arguments

People aren’t just concerned about day-to-day weather. Climate change consists of long-term average increase in temperatures. There are hot temperatures that have melted permafrost in the Arctic, causing animals like polar bears to migrate into human territories looking for food.[2]

Proponents

Premises

[P1] Climate change isn’t real because it’s supposed to be cold during the fall. [P2] It gets cold at different times in different states.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P1] Although it does get cool during the fall, there is evidence that climate change is affecting the environment in ways other than temperature.

References

  1. https://en.climate-data.org/south-america/guyana/amazon/amazon-498689/
  2. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-polar-bear-invasion-novaya-zemlya-emergency-climate-change-endangered/
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