A media personality argues that global temperatures are not rising, because every year an increase is reported such as 0.08° C. The difference from the previous year is less than the margin of error of about 0.15° C, so the difference should be ignored. What is a strong counter argument?

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A media personality argues that global temperatures are not rising, because every year an increase is reported such as 0.08° C. The difference from the previous year is less than the margin of error of about 0.15° C, so the difference should be ignored. What is a strong counter argument?

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