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by Locke1689 3458 days ago
Appeal to authority is only deductively invalid, not inductively invalid.
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But it's not even a good authority, since strong amateurs (semi-pros) have many opponents (amateur tournaments are played in the same day or weekend and have many matches), while top players prepare specifically for one opponent in tournament finals (each match played on a different day).