It's an easy skill, really. If someone presents or is introduced as an "expert," then you can trust the antithesis of everything they say. The way I learned it is Appeal to Authority is a formal fallacy in logic. Expertise means nothing, only facts and evidence, not opinions.
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That’s quite possibly the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.
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I've been disagreeing with nutrition experts for two decades. Lost 110 lbs going lowcarb/keto, and have kept it off. I wish they'd give hot stock tips so I could short them instead :)
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I like your approach, however I'm old...and life has taught me that the "experts" are not as expert as everyone seems to assume. The "experts" are experimenting with events just like I am...and learning new "expert" things every day.
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Scott is wrong.
80% of cross-examining experts is bringing up things they should already know.
You're smart enough. E.g., to pass the bar, you need to learn a stack of books about 4 ft high. A juror needs to learn one or a few pages.
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Extra points for the double negative using disrecommend.
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"Always" is a pretty good rule-of-thumb, at least if reported by CNN, NYT and WaPo.
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Yep. And the 1776 commission was created to clarify and replace the alternate history being taught in some schools, not as new alternate history.
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