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A Call to expertise is actually a fallacy. This is because experts can be wrong. The scientific method relies on evidence and reproducible results, not authori
by uxhacker 2y ago
A Call to expertise is actually a fallacy. This is because experts can be wrong.
The scientific method relies on evidence and reproducible results, not authority alone.
Edited to add a reference: see under Appeal to authority. https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/fallacies/ https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/fallacies/
- mycall 2y agoThe fact is that in science, facts are only definitions and everything else is a theory which by definition is never 100% true.
- echoangle 2y ago> everything else is a theory which by definition is never 100% true. Which definition of theory includes that it can never be 100% true? It can't be proven to be true, but surely it could be true without anyone knowing about it.