text: Because global warming advocates are much more comfortable arguing #1 than #2, they like to paint skeptics as all denying #1. This makes for a great straw man that is easy to beat, and is aided by the fact that there is a true minority who doesn't believe #1 (and who, despite everything that is written, have every right to continue to express that opinion without fear of reprisal). Actually, even better, they like to avoid defending their position at all and just argue that all skeptics are funded by Exxon.