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Make Oil Great Again? Even California drills as global climate action stalls.

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underlined: technique found; pick one to highlight its words tap a technique for why

“greatest con job ever perpetuated on the world”

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Exaggeration/Hyperbole · “greatest con job ever perpetuated on the world”Why › The claim that climate change is the 'greatest con job ever perpetuated on the world' is an extreme absolute superlative with no evidentiary basis.

“con job ever perpetuated on the world”

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Loaded Language · “con job ever perpetuated on the world”Why › The phrase 'con job' is emotionally charged and derogatory, framing scientific consensus as deliberate fraud.

“stupid people”

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Name Calling · “stupid people”Why › Referring to U.N. officials and scientists as 'stupid people' is a derogatory label used to discredit them rather than address their arguments.

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