On the whole, the evidence indicates that model trends in the troposphere are very likely inconsistent with observations ...
If the facts are contrary to any predictions, then the hypothesis is wrong no matter how appealing.
Truth in science is always determined from observational facts.
It is absolutely essential that one should be neutral and not fall in love with the hypothesis.
Indeed, scientific truth by consensus has had a uniformly bad history. 
One finds the truth by making a hypothesis and comparing observations with the hypothesis.