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A fields medal doesn't indicate general authority in mathematics, only authority with regards to what was necessary for getting the medal.

• yawaramin 11y ago
  OK, but being a math professor does indicate general authority in mathematics.
• eruditely 11y ago
  Appeal to authority is a dumb logical fallacy in reality geniuses are better at everything and we should prioritize their opinions by some decent weight over everyone else. Obviously.