#cannedresponse

Use These Canned Responses to Answer Nosy or Inappropriate Questions

No matter where it happens—whether it’s at a family holiday gathering, the office, or among friends—being on the receiving end of a highly personal question can be jarring. Sure, the person asking the question could be well-intentioned, but their request for information that you’d prefer not to share can catch you… Read more…

[My official responses on many questions. They could be yours.]

ClimateBall Questions -

How are Blog Arguments Settled?

What are Trolls?

Why is ClimateBall So Hard to See?

Why All These Food Fights?

Do Contrarians Enforce Party Lines?

Philosophy Questions -

Why does the World Need Philosophers?

Is AGW Unprovable?

Should We Trust Science?

Should the UN Have Stayed Home?

Why Evidence Ain’t Enough

Is Smoking and CO2 an Hazardous Analogy?

Is there a Consensual Science?

Should We Teach Controversy?

Science Questions -

What Should a Skeptic Read First?

What's the Big Deal with CO2?

The Best Ever Description of the Atmospheric Greenhouse Effect

How Many People Are Needed to Prove Gravity?

Which Data Do We Choose?

What about Water Feedback?

What are the Actual Facts?

What about the Splicing?

Is Greenhouse a Misnomer?

What About Summary Graphs?

[One conclusion of the never ending audit is about about academia reading, writing, and editing.]

Yes, I do. I expect both the lay audience to improve their reading skills, and the scientific writers to improve their writing skills. I also expect publishers to improve their editing skills.

[Allow MT to explain.]

My Official Response to any advice, suggestion or recommandation regarding what Sound Science "shoulda-woulda-coulda" be:

[Eli counters a common meme.]