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by bgibson 3902 days ago
Interesting form of appeal-to-authority fallacy.
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Some people consider the person conveying a message an inextricable part of the message.

I, personally, don't particularly agree. I think it's far more common for identity to be used as a cognitive shortcut by people looking to avoid engaging with and thinking about a message.