Fun:Argumentum ad Google ranking

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Argumentum ad Google ranking is an attempt to argue that one's position is more valid than one's opponents because a particular key word returns one's website, or search keywords, higher ranked or more often than one's opponent's website or keywords.

Unfortunately it is impossible to determine attitudes ("how many came to laugh and stayed to guffaw helplessly?").

Anecdotal evidence suggests that there is a strong link between search engine ranking and machismo.

Not to be confused with argumentum ad Google ad ranking, which is a similar argument based on advertisement ranking on search engines.

Example of the argument in action (based on actual comments)[edit]

Gentlemen! I will mystify your precious rucksack, enabling me to destroy Richard Dawkins on the internet. You should all be suffocating over Operation Toyota, which will likely give Conservapedia a top result on a certain search engine starting with G.

Ladies and Gentlemen at a rather liberal website,

It appears that in regards to your comments your comments in regards to the death of evolutionism on the internet are slightly indicative of an obsessiveness with Conservapedia. Where it concerns Oregon and murder, you neglect that that there are members of academia who are creationists. In fact, by this December, it is likely Obesity will have lost all vestiges of credibility. :) :) :)

Rest assured, Operation Illinois is gathering steam!!! I might have been talking with a prominent blogger who assures me it's likely that something big or small may or may not be happening in the near or distant future or past! Sincerely,

KD Buffalo

As you can see, this comment by a certain gentleman at a Christian website that purports to be trustworthy in regards to the alleged uncharitableness of the gentlemen at an irrational evilutionist evolutionist website is an excellent display of machismo. Anyone who argues like this is clearly at the top of the scale, and will likely impress the Christian Spanish and Indian ladies, whereas militant atheist Señor Dawkins will likely have sand kicked in his face by the Hispanic ladies! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL!