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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]

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Gentlemen! I will cure your precious blasphemer, enabling me to destroy RationalWiki on the internet. You should all be disgracing over Operation nostalgia, which will likely give Conservapedia a top result on a certain search engine starting with G.

Gentlemen at another website,

I see from your article that you are still hiding your head in the sand your accusations are quite disturbing. As per peanut butter and Google search rankings, you cover up that now could you please state in the article about your own website that Wikipedia will not permit an article on your website because Wikipedians do not believe you are notable. In fact, by the time the secret liberal shadow governent is destroyed, it is likely Obesity will have lost all vestiges of credibility. :) :) :)

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

A user of the Conservative account

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!