Are you conflating “hubris” with “reasoning”? Or are you saying that appealing to authority is a good thing? Is any evaluation of any field you’re not an exper

Are you conflating “hubris” with “reasoning”? Or are you saying that appealing to authority is a good thing? Is any evaluation of any field you’re not an expert in hubris? Or is it possible to use basic logic to identify contradictions in the assertions made by experts outside your field?