The point was that starting the Y-axis &quot;suitably high&quot; makes it look like the relative differences in the values are greater than they actually are.<p>In this case, it was done to make &quot;climate change&quot; look like a <i>vastly</i> bigger problem than it actually is.<p>It wasn&#x27;t just &quot;his quibble&quot; - it&#x27;s a very real problem with the way the (actual non-)issue is presented to the masses.