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>her authority would in fact probably be out of bounds. This is exactly the question, why does her authority matter at all?
by chacham15 14y ago
>her authority would in fact probably be out of bounds.
This is exactly the question, why does her authority matter at all?
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- nollidge 14y agoThe point is that, in tptacek's estimation, she provides no evidence for her assertions, relying on us, the audience, to trust in her purported experience and authority. Another way to look at it is that she's committing an appeal to (her own) authority fallacy. Pointing out fallacies is not ad hominem.