Because a study lays out a more thorough and detailed argument, not because someone's real name or credentials are attached. The crux of my disagreement was hi

Because a study lays out a more thorough and detailed argument, not because someone's real name or credentials are attached. The crux of my disagreement was his claim a name attached to an argument a priori makes it more valid than one that is anonymous. In a highly politicized environment, it can possibly be argue that a real name makes it less credible and more likely to be consensus. Putting that aside, it certainly doesn't it make it more credible.