Complaint to Ofcom Regarding The Great Global Warming Swindle

Appendix A: Complaint Category Analysis

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Category

The Comment Numbers that fall into this category

No. of Breaches

No. of Complnts

Misrepresentations of Eigil Friis-Christensens views

Comment 60

1

1

Misrepresentations of Sir David Kings views

Comment 137

1

1

Misrepresentations of the views of most climatologists

Comment 35, Comment 77, Comment 82

Because no individuals were named, we have grouped these breaches into one complaint

3

1

Misrepresentations of the views of environmental NGOs and of ordinary people who are concerned about the environment

Comment 75, Comment 80, Comment 81, Comment 120, Comment 127, Comment 132, Comment 133, Comment 134, Comment 135, Comment 136

Because no individuals were named, we have grouped these breaches into one complaint.

10

1

Making serious, unsubstantiated allegations regarding the IPCC without giving the accused parties an opportunity to respond

Comment 17, Comment 113, Comment 114, Comment 115

Because no individuals were named, we have grouped these breaches into one complaint

4

1

Making serious, unsubstantiated allegations of misappropriation of public funds, by scientific funding bodies, without giving the accused parties an opportunity to respond

Comment 71, Comment 82, Comment 83, Comment 117

Because no individuals were named, we have grouped these breaches into one complaint

4

1

Total

 

26

9

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Other Serious Individual Breaches

Category

The Comment Numbers that fall into this category

No. of Breaches

No. of Complnts

Use of straw man and/or ad hominem logical fallacies

Comment 23, Comment 79, Comment 80, Comment 132, Comment 133, Comment 134, Comment 135, Comment 136, Comment 137

9

9

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