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It is inaccurate and irresponsible for you to suggest that the scientist in question used the words inaccurate and irresponsible. What she said was, "I take issue with using ‘tipping point’ to describe the accelerating mass loss Greenland is experiencing,” because “it makes it appear as if we have passed, or soon will pass, the point of no return.”

At worst, she said she "takes issue with" with the "tipping point" phrase, which is not remotely the same as saying it's inaccurate and irresponsible.

Furthermore, her "issue with" it appears to be related to a political concern that the phrase will sap people's sense of agency. It's not entirely clear.

(As far as her reasons for thinking it's too soon to give in to despair is, all the reporter gives us is, "She said she saw reasons for hope." There is zero additional information provided as to what those reasons might be.)



If someone asked me to summarize what you just said, I would say the scientist described a “tipping point” as inaccurate and irresponsible.

Inaccurate because she said it’s claiming something that isn’t true.

And irresponsible because it will sap the political will to do something about it.


True, though without greater specificity I, at least, interpreted the original comment to mean that the scientist believed the phrase "tipping point" was overly alarmist.


You're right, that his use of "innacurate and irresponsible" is sensationalist. But he is right in claiming that this is a bullshit clickbait headline.

The scientist literally told her that the entire concept of a tipping point did not apply here. That gives a totally different sense of urgency to the title.

>it makes it appear as if we have passed...return

The scientist is concerned over the literal definition of a turning point.




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