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The point the parent was making is that citing authority isn't a bad thing to do. Citing authorities in _a different field_ often is, though. (Citing a doctor
by tomcatfish 5y ago
The point the parent was making is that citing authority isn't a bad thing to do. Citing authorities in _a different field_ often is, though.
(Citing a doctor on the common cold is not a fallacy, but citing a doctor on global economics is)
- nostromo 5y agoAnd in doing so they cited a linguist about philosophy. And it doesn’t matter anyway - thankfully we use science now and not philosophy to determine truth.