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But you should get to decide what criticism of AGW is legitimate and what is not... Who is qualified to criticise AGW and who is not... Pretty convenient.

While that is not what I said, I will once again point out that both you and PLC have repeatedly stated that opponents of AGW are "anti-science" and/or too stupid to understand "basic science".

Now as for my comment, I was pointing out the fallacy of your position...

You think the only people qualified to legitimately criticise AGW are scientists in a related field (but any who come forward are dismissed as being corporate shills)...

But when it comes to supporting AGW, anyone willing to support AGW, no matter what their background, is considered fully qualified to do so.

As I said, I've seen this tactic before used for both military and abortion topics. The latter claims that only women are qualified to comment on abortion and the former claims that only military personnel are qualified to comment on military matters - Both are fallacious arguments intended to eliminate as much opposition as possible.