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by bobwaycott 3722 days ago
I'm not saying I disagree, but this reeks of argument from authority. Plenty of knowledgeable people make mistakes—because they're all fallible.
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This is not argument from authority. You're free to believe that Justin Schuh is a fraud, or a moron, or just plain wrong in this one instance, but when a person who is an expert in a subject makes a statement that is pertinent to that subject, that is merely called "expertise".