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 waste your precious adjective, enabling me to destroy RW pansies on the internet. You should all be outrunning over Operation horse, which will likely give Conservapedia a top result on a certain search engine starting with G.

Gentlemen who falsely purport to be rational,

User: Conservative learns somewhat libertarian on the political compass, whereas there are many authoritarian admins at RationalWiki. RationalWiki is doing a poor job at combatting authoritarianism! your comments in regards to my mental health are less than disappointing. Speaking of militant atheism and web traffic, you ignore the likelihood that the flow of visitors to the Conservapedia theory of evolution article is respectable and has been respectable. In fact, by the end of the month, it is likely Evolution will have lost all vestiges of credibility. :) :) :)

Rest assured, Operation Charging Cheetahs is gathering steam!!! Now that Wikipedia has an article on "desecularization", the "Growth of religion" and "Postsecularism", isn't it time to fly the flag of surrender and shut down this wiki? Wikipedia was founded by an atheist and agnostic. Sincerely,

Conservative

As you can see, this comment by a certain gentleman at a Christian website that purports to be trustworthy in regards to the alleged immorality 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!