[thefurman]

Using a comic strip as an argument, well...

[JeffreyKaine]

XKCD has a long history of citing their work, why can't an effective argument be made with visuals? I don't understand why the medium of the argument matters here.

[thefurman]

There is no argument made, it's a comic strip.

[JeffreyKaine]

There is definitely an argument made. It might not be in the form that you're looking for, but the argument is there. The graph clearly points to a high correlation between the industrial revolution and a fast and huge (relative to other changes) rise in temperatures. How is this not an argument?

[thefurman]

Yes, very clearly, sure. You don't even know the very basics of scientific methodology, statistics, interpreting data, or critical thinking.

[orf]

It's actually a graph presented in a great way. Read it

[erikig]

Comic or not - what a great infographic

[Faaak]

It's a really simple explanation to refute deniers, not a scientific paper