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There's nothing wrong with an argument from authority - the problem with such an argument is when the expert is being cited from outside their sphere of experti
by chimprich 10y ago
There's nothing wrong with an argument from authority - the problem with such an argument is when the expert is being cited from outside their sphere of expertise, for example. In this case the experts in the field are in agreement with a very strong scientific consensus based on a very solid body of data.