RE: I am coining a new fallacy - the Wiki fallacy
August 9, 2014 at 11:53 am
(This post was last modified: August 9, 2014 at 11:54 am by Welsh cake.)
Its an appeal to authority that was committed by both sides. Both were addressing the source, rather than the content.
Person x: "Oh well, here's what wiki says!"
Person z: "You're quoting wiki? Seriously?"
Rather than taking the time to actually read the information, fine-comb and scrutinize its accuracy and validity, to see if it stands up in a debate.
Though I've noticed the critics of wiki, condemning people for referencing it, arguing its "lack of citation" or "citation there-in is not credible", have been rather quiet lately.
Person x: "Oh well, here's what wiki says!"
Person z: "You're quoting wiki? Seriously?"
Rather than taking the time to actually read the information, fine-comb and scrutinize its accuracy and validity, to see if it stands up in a debate.
Though I've noticed the critics of wiki, condemning people for referencing it, arguing its "lack of citation" or "citation there-in is not credible", have been rather quiet lately.
