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If his background were in selling used cars, would his opinion receive any traction at all? I think it's fair to question the relevance of somebody's backgroun
by liability 6y ago
If his background were in selling used cars, would his opinion receive any traction at all? I think it's fair to question the relevance of somebody's background if their background is the root of their supposed relevance.
- tomcam 6y agoOr you could, you know, evaluate things on the technical merits
- liability 6y agoYou mean like the rebuttal the article gives? There is little more to Gary Marcus's position to rebut because his position is so weak. If he had a more relevant background then perhaps his opinions would have more substance and, consequently, warrant more substantial responses.