Deference to authority is simply one judgment of credibility. Another kind is one of dismissal. When you hire a lawyer or a doctor rather than studying the matt

Deference to authority is simply one judgment of credibility. Another kind is one of dismissal. When you hire a lawyer or a doctor rather than studying the matter yourself, you're making a judgment on credibility. When you decide not to go to a chiropractor because they don't have a medical degree, that's a judgment on credibility.