Alabama Southern Community College Claims Chapter Discussion

Please answer these questions after reading the 2 chapters

Cook’s guide is meant to present a persuasive argument for the science behind climate change and the human influences on climate change.

1.Do you think it presents a strong argument? Why or why not?

2.What facts, information, or evidence (if any) would sway a person who considered themselves a climate change skeptic or denier?

3.What do we do when evidence in support is not enough?

On the other end of the spectrum, there was little evidence presented to support the claims by Pauling, Duesburg, and Montagnier (in fact, there were mountains of data showing each of their claims were false), and yet many people believed them.

4.Why? What made them and their claims believable?

5.What do we do when evidence to the contrary is not enough?

6.In the final chapter of the book, “Learning from the Past,” Offit reiterates his seven lessons from across the book and offers additional examples illustrating their importance. Which two lessons did you find the most profound, relevant, or prophetic from the book and why?