Ban the Water

While this article isn't necessarily about global warming or climate change, it is a good example of how people can be persuaded to believe anything, especially if it is presented in a way that is convincing enough. By using the big, scientific sounding name "dihydrogen monoxide", and listing of things that it is able to do (all of which are true), it causes a sense of fear and uneasiness. I feel that this is because it is so unknown, and many people are unsure of what to do with it. Creating fear and gaining support of banning this chemical is all in the presentation, which can be applied to pretty much anything in the world (global warming, mini donuts, magnets etc). When you point out all of the negative aspects of water and give it a big, scary name, it does seem like a terrible thing, even though life on earth can't survive without it.