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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

Michigan, USA
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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 28 Sep 2020

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      Yes and no. It’s more complex than just that. If the authority is legitimate and earned and widely viewed as reliable, appeal to that authority is an often useful shorthand for a longer argument. Most of the time, though, appeals to authority are to dubious authorities. https://twitter.com/geoffreywoo/status/1310072164222005248 …

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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 28 Sep 2020

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Alan Levinovitz

      Also, this...https://twitter.com/AlanLevinovitz/status/1310396662821670912 …

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      Alan LevinovitzVerified account @AlanLevinovitz
      every time you cite a study that you didn’t perform yourself, or a basic scientific truth you learned from experts, you are appealing to authority appeal to authority is an informal fallacy, it’s constantly misunderstood and abused, and geez I hate those fallacy lists https://twitter.com/geoffreywoo/status/1310072164222005248 …
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        1. tpovio‏ @tpovio 28 Sep 2020
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          Oh... no. This is so, so wrong.

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        2. evilrooster  💉 💉‏ @evilrooster 28 Sep 2020
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          Honestly, using a list of logical fallacies to dismiss an argument without addressing it is in itself an appeal to the authority that determines which arguments are valid and which are not.

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        3. evilrooster  💉 💉‏ @evilrooster 28 Sep 2020
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          Much as I loathe the NO, IT IS *YOU* WHO ARE THE TRUE HYPOCRITE HERE arguments.

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        1. BeerDrinkinScientist‏ @drinkin_beer 28 Sep 2020
          Replying to @gorskon

          That is an oversimplification of scientific writing if I’ve ever seen one. The idea that somehow you have to perform the study to cite it or else you’re just trusting someone else is nonsense. Plus, sometimes you cite things to point out flaws or gaps.

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