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 the state of scientific knowledge regarding palaeoclimatic temperature reconstructions

Comment 35, Comment 36, Comment 37, Comment 38, Comment 39

5

1

Misrepresentations of the 20th centurys temperature trends

Comment 37, Comment 39, Comment 42, Comment 49, Comment 55, Comment 58

6

1

Misrepresentations regarding the state of scientific knowledge regarding the melting of glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets

Comment 103, Comment 104, Comment 108

3

1

Presentation of scientific papers that have been strongly disputed in the scientific literature, without mentioning that they are disputed

Comment 59, Comment 60, Comment 63, Comment 64

4

1

Confusing weather with climate

Comment 88, Comment 89

2

1

Confusing regional with average global temperatures

Comment 36, Comment 37, Comment 38, Comment 39, Comment 101, Comment 102

6

1

Confusing seasons with long-term trends

Comment 104, Comment 105, Comment 106

3

1

Misleading the viewer by claiming that because there have been major changes in climate in the distant past, we should not be concerned about future changes (ignoring the fact that in the distant past, the earth did not support 6 billion people, most living in built-up environments).

Comment 39, Comment 102

2

1

Misrepresentations of the physical properties CO2

Comment 47, Comment 50

2

1

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