Question Description
Your research paper will focus on discussing provided examples of fake climate/geology news and comparing it with reviewed papers. Based on the recent studies 75% of the US population cannot tell the difference between a fact and someone’s opinion that is not based on facts. (Links to an external site.) The topic of the paper should be focused on provided examples where scientific fraud is an issue. We will compare someones opinion describing the same process with the mainstream scientific view point and scientific data. The paper should be based on the information from multiple scientific sources such as: a library search, online search, or textbooks (you must use at least two different sources for each of the discussed statements). The paper is expected to be at least 4 pages long.
Some examples of fake scientific topics that may be discussed:
1 “Every time you have that soil or rock or whatever it is that is deposited into the seas, that forces the sea levels to rise, because now you have less space in those oceans, because the bottom is moving up. Erosion plays a significant role in sea-level rise. California coastline and the White Cliffs of Dover tumble into the sea every year, and that contributes to sea-level rise. He also said that silt washing into the ocean from the world’s major rivers, including the Mississippi, the Amazon and the Nile, is contributing to sea-level rise ” Representative Mo Brooks (AL)
2 “To solve climate change challenges, we first need to acknowledge the uncertainties that exist,” Smith said in his opening remarks. “Then we can have confidence that innovations and technology will enable us to mitigate any adverse consequences of climate change.” Rep. Lamar Smith (TX)
3 “Scientists said in the 1970s that the Earth was cooling” Rep. Bill Posey (FL)
4 ” Scientists Prove Man-Made Global Warming Is a Hoax”