It is begging the question and an assumption. It does not 'result from data analysis,' but is foisted as 'being sufficient to explain' as confirmed by later analysis - i.e. petitio principii. This is fraud.

We do not possess the oceanic heat gradient data to prove that this 'regime shift' paradigm is even true.

Assuming the answer in advance, then confirming it through shallow modeling induction, is aka 'religion.'