Fun:Argumentum ad Google ranking

Tired of laughing? RationalWiki has a slightly more serious article about SEO.

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)

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

Lady LeftyGreenMario!

An anti-evolutionists emailed me out of the blue and your replies are less than ridiculous. When it comes to atheism and bestiality and web traffic, you don't include that Gentlemen who idolize Richard Dawkins, there is a video I think you need to see. It shows Richard Dawkins latest debate, and I think you will agree that he does not do very well, and that he most certainly lacks machismo! In fact, by upon activation of Operation Trickle Down, it is likely Homosexuality will have lost all vestiges of credibility. :) :) :)

Rest assured, Operation Underwater Porticos is gathering steam!!! I think such occurrences have a likelihood of occurring 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 uncharitableness 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!