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Global Warming Zealotry: A case study in groupthink
« on: February 21, 2018, 02:56:39 pm »

Global Warming Zealotry: A case study in groupthink
Anthony Watts / 15 hours ago February 20, 2018   
 

London, 21 February: A new report published by the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) shows that both the science and policy of the climate debate are shaped and driven by an almost flawless example of classical Groupthink.

Written by one of Britain’s leading newspaper columnists Christopher Booker, the report is based on research by Professor Irving Janis, the American psychologist who is famous for his theory of “Groupthink”. But as Booker explains, Janis never looked at the application of his theory outside the policy areas he was interested in:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/02/20/global-warming-zealotry-a-case-study-in-groupthink/