The only solution they offer here is to rely on the authority of the source. But every entrenched political party extreme, dictator, or military propagandist ha

The only solution they offer here is to rely on the authority of the source. But every entrenched political party extreme, dictator, or military propagandist has popular media reinforcing the views that are beneficial to their group. The worst part about these discussions is that there is no distinction made between the most unsubstantiated off-the-wall ideas and, for example, serious accusations against governments about real events (especially recent ones). Appeal-to-authority is ultimately deadly for millions of people because it is a primary aspect of military propaganda. The way that works is that warfare is mass killing for strategic ends, and humans won't engage in that consciously. So propaganda is needed to dehumanize the enemy and provide a supposed moral basis to continue the killing efforts. The primary distributor for this propaganda is your most sacred and trusted media source.