Tens of millions of people — and millions of acres of farmland — rely on the Colorado River’s water. But as its supply shrinks, these farmers get more water from the river than entire states.
    • commie@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      1 year ago

      That’s an appeal to tradition; a logical fallacy.

      it’s just a statement of fact. it made no argument at all, and is not, in itself, fallacious.

    • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
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      1 year ago

      It is a statement that growing crops in a desert is something humans have done since humans developed agriculture.

      The alternative is removing a ton of food from the market, spiking inflation.