>> If lay people are not equipped to evaluate such credibility, that calls into question the very underpinnings of our policy-making institutions. That it does

>> If lay people are not equipped to evaluate such credibility, that calls into question the very underpinnings of our policy-making institutions. That it does, but that doesn't in turn mean that lay people are equipped to evaluate such credibility. I can't help but browse social media, watch the news, or interact with people in my town without questioning the general ability to evaluate credibility.