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 watch your precious encyclopedia, enabling me to destroy atheism on the internet. You should all be subpoenaing over Operation mushroom, which will likely give Conservapedia a top result on a certain search engine starting with G.

Gentleman Hastur!

It appears that in regards to your comments your lack of faith are entirely silly. Where it concerns Darwin and morality, you haven't shown that A certain campaign is at the stage where it is about to be implemented on the internet. In fact, by the time you've finished reading this, it is likely RationalWiki will have lost all vestiges of credibility. :) :) :)

Rest assured, Operation Alacrity is gathering steam!!! You might as well stop paying the server bills now RationalWikians. 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 obesity 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!