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by arinlen 1389 days ago
> 5. Prompt the reader to evaluate how their thoughts had changed after reading the expert version of the article.

Basing the perceived quality of an article on an appeal to authority doesn't make much sense either.

The Royal Society's motto is literally "take nobody's word for it."

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To be pedantic, their motto is literally Nullius in verba which translates as you describe.