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 sanctify your precious ectoplasm, enabling me to destroy evolutionism on the internet. You should all be liberating over Operation goat-botherer, which will likely give Conservapedia a top result on a certain search engine starting with G.

HOW ARE YOU GENTLEMEN!!

I see from your article that you are still hiding your head in the sand your accusations are unsurpassedly irrational. Concerning homosexual marriage and homosexuality, you fail to realize that appeal to ridicule is a logic fallacy. In fact, by upon activation of Operation Trickle Down, it is likely the Mainstream Media will have lost all vestiges of credibility. :) :) :)

Rest assured, Operation Charging Stallion is gathering steam!!! Soon the pace will be approaching what occurred in the atheism article! You may recall that the Conservapedia atheism article is doing quite well in some regards! 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!