When an authority figure says something, listeners are more likely to accept it, even if it is wrong. That's just human nature. So authority figures have an ext

When an authority figure says something, listeners are more likely to accept it, even if it is wrong. That's just human nature. So authority figures have an extra duty to think about the effects of what they're saying. They owe their success to these people and so the way that they can pay it back is by using their voice as a tool for improving things.