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That’s called the Appeal to Authority Fallacy. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_author
by afpx 8y ago
That’s called the Appeal to Authority Fallacy.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority
- changchuming 8y agoAnd your argument is just an anecdote. Now who would we trust more, a random stranger on the internet or a Nobel laureate?
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- r00fus 8y agoIt's not really; Stiglitz actually worked at the World Bank - and wrote a book about it. Another book to read is "Confessions of an Economic Hitman". Both describe essentially what both the USA and China appear to be doing - increasing global power and influence using subtler means than gunboat diplomacy.