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Is Appeal to Authority Ever Acceptable?

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Is Appeal to Authority Ever Acceptable?
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RE: Is Appeal to Authority Ever Acceptable?
April 27, 2012 at 11:41 am
(April 26, 2012 at 12:23 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: Person says x is true
Person is very knowledgable in field that x is in
Therefore, x is true.

What?

Person says X is true
X belongs in field Y
Person DEMONSTRATES impressive knowledge in field Y
Prerson DEMONSTRATES intellectual integrity
Upon examination and reflection it does not become appearent to me why person might be wrong about X
I accept "X is true" to be A CONTENDER as a working theory.


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Is Appeal to Authority Ever Acceptable?

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RE: Is Appeal to Authority Ever Acceptable? - by Tiberius - April 26, 2012 at 12:43 pm
RE: Is Appeal to Authority Ever Acceptable? - by Anomalocaris - April 27, 2012 at 11:41 am

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