To the degree that I am sympathetic to the argument that calling PhDs "Dr" in social situations outside of their field is unnecessary and elitist, I am completely unsympathetic to the argument that calling MDs "Dr" is any different or any better
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It is a well-established principle that a disclaimer saying you're not doing a thing has no impact on whether or not you're objectively doing it (Ironically the idea that it does is one of those dumb things armchair lawyers think thanks to bad advice on the Internet)
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(The thing is while we're talking about titles, the "Esq." would be even easier to get away with than Dr. Phil's "Dr.", because while Americans think it means you're licensed to practice law it actually has no meaning at all Bill & Ted joked about this)
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Judge Judy is a judge in good standing, though. (There's a better argument to be had with respect to her British counterpart, Judge Rinder - Robert Rinder is a barrister, not a judge.)
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But didn't "Dr"to Phil literally give out professional legal advice? Isn't that how he got caught up in Oprah's web yo begin with (he advised her during her Texas beef suit, didn't he?)
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As a psychologist, not a lawyer -- his business was providing psychological consultation on the (pseudo-)science of jury analysis, trying to figure out how to select juries to maximize your chance of winning a case
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