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The DispatchUnited StatesGovernmentPolitical InfluenceClimate ChangeWeather Data

Extreme Weather Shouldn’t Be a Political Football

By Roger Pielke Jr. · Oct 6, 2026, 4:12 PM CDT

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Understanding trends in weather requires working from the best available data.

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Appeal to AuthorityThe sentence invokes the idea of "best available data" as an authority to legitimize the claim, but no specific data or sources are cited.

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The article does not provide any specific weather data, studies, or expert testimony to support the claim, nor does it explain what constitutes the "best available data" or how it should be used.

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