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Isn't ignoring an authority because they once said something you disagreed with also some other kind of fallacy? Or do you feel so incredibly vindicated about m
by switch007 6y ago
Isn't ignoring an authority because they once said something you disagreed with also some other kind of fallacy? Or do you feel so incredibly vindicated about mask-usage (not that mask-wearing is a panacea, it's also complicated) that this gave you the confidence to write a blog post mostly in the imperative mood/without conditions and without any citations? I'm curious.
- kevinburke 6y agoNo, I'm just saying the specific track record of US public health authorities and US government officials with regard to keeping you and your loved ones safe from the coronavirus has been very poor. I would not say that about, for example, public health officials in New Zealand or South Korea, but then they are offering very different advice than public health officials and elected officials in the United States. The Surgeon General happens to be a pretty easy example, but there are many, many others, at every level of US government.