As all can see for themselves (above), I have answered them
You have not answered them in any substantive way. You have merely said that there are multiple climate cycles, which no one disputes. What you have not done is explained why you think picking a strong El Nino year for your start date is not cherry-picking. Pick any year from 1990-2003 and a warming trend is evident. Use 3 year or 5 year means and a warming trend is evident. Choose 1998 and you have a rapid drop in temp followed by a warming trend. To say that 1998 ends the warming trend because that’s when it ended and there are multiple cycles in effect does not answer in any substantive way the question put to you. Quit dodging and answer. Why is it less appropriate to choose 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002 as a starting year when looking at the current warming trend?
Saying there are multiple cycles equally applies to any of these years and I and others have explained why 1998 is a poor year to use. Explain why it is appropriate and the other years are not. Explain why it is not cherry-picking to choose this strong El Nino year as a starting point. Explain why choosing any other year from the 1980s to the present is cherry-picking*?
And once again please tell me which statement(s) I have made that you feel are libelous or defamatory.
Ever so politely yours,
Jeb
* you stated it was above
