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The other point was that Argument from Authority really has no application to his contention at all. His argument was that it is arrogant to believe one is justified in rejecting the world's climate experts because it's snowing outside. The argument concerns arrogance, not the climate. The "authorities" have said absolutely nothing about whether or not you're arrogant. The only role the authorities fulfill there is to exist. Do you understand?
Wrong. It was an appeal to authority. His point is that AGW is real because scientists" say it's real. You can ignore any contrary evidence.