Some climate denier conspiracy theorists argue that if there are any scientists who doubt that human activities are causing global warming, then it cannot be true-that is, either all scientists agree or it is not true. These climate deniers are committing which thinking error?
A) Parsimonious thinking
B) Circular reasoning
C) Black-and-white thinking
D) Arguing from ignorance

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Climate deniers are committing the thinking error of black-and-white thinking by assuming that if there is any disagreement among scientists, then the entire scientific consensus must be false. This is an oversimplified and untrue view of scientific consensus, as disagreements and debate are a natural part of scientific progress.

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