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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 23 Aug 2013

    If you need to invoke your academic pedigree or job title for people to believe what you say, then you need a better argument

    12:41 PM - 23 Aug 2013
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      2. Reza Aslan‏Verified account @rezaaslan 23 Aug 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I'm going to assume no one has told you that you can't study or write about space because you're black.

        13 replies 11 retweets 23 likes
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      1. Hillary G Kwiatek‏ @hillarykwiatek 23 Aug 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Unless you're a female scientist, am I close, @ejwillingham?

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      1. Judith Hutton‏ @huttonjudith 23 Aug 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Conversely, if you believe someone because of academic pedigree or job title you need better critical thinking skills.

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      1. Kamilah Harris‏ @DaHomieK 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Word to the preachers out there. "Pastor, Minister, Reverend, Dr., Dr. Rev." None of that means anything. @ShantiRamdeen

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      2. Lawyerist.com‏ @lawyerist 23 Aug 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        That last RT from @neiltyson goes triple for lawyers. "I'm a lawyer!" is not persuasive to anyone.

        5 replies 2 retweets 2 likes
      3. Lizard‏ @LizardSF 23 Aug 2013
        Replying to @lawyerist

        @lawyerist @neiltyson If discussing the law, "I'm a lawyer!" impresses me more than "I'm not a lawyer, but I watch a lot of cop shows!"

        2 replies 3 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Khadijah M. Silver‏ @KMSilverTweets 24 Dec 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Yaheard RT @neiltyson If u need to invoke yr academic pedigree or job title for ppl to believe what you say, then you need a better argument

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      1. Parney Albright‏ @HRL_CEO 25 Aug 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        "@neiltyson: If you need to invoke your academic pedigree or job title for people to believe what you say, then you need a better argument"

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      1. Andromeda Yelton‏ @ThatAndromeda 23 Aug 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Or possibly you need to not be in academe. Sometimes the problem is with the listener, not the speaker...

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      1. Lala Lamicela 🏳️‍🌈‏ @thechubbette 23 Aug 2013
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        See. MT @neiltyson: If you need to invoke your pedigree or job title for ppl to believe what you say, then you need a better argument

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      1. Hema Mullur‏Verified account @HemaMullur 23 Aug 2013
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        RT @neiltyson: If you need to invoke your academic pedigree or job title for people to believe what you say, then you need a better argument

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      2. Dan Brown #FamiliesBelongTogether‏ @brownorama 23 Aug 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson In the words of Tywin Lannister, "Any man who must say, 'I am the king' is no true king." http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0242185/quotes …

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      2. Aharon Rabinowitz‏Verified account @ABAOProductions 23 Aug 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson then why do you list that stuff on your twitter account?

        2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Ronn Trevino‏ @rovino 23 Aug 2013
        Replying to @ABAOProductions

        @ABAOProductions @neiltyson #OhSnap!!

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      4. Aharon Rabinowitz‏Verified account @ABAOProductions 23 Aug 2013
        Replying to @rovino

        @rovino I totally respect @neiltyson -but the statement seemed odd in contrast with how often his credentials are invoked around his opinion

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. nude undertale‏ @CrillFactor 23 Aug 2013
        Replying to @ABAOProductions

        @ABAOProductions @rovino seems like others invoke @neiltyson's creds more than he does IMO. some people just have a rep that precedes them

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      6. Aharon Rabinowitz‏Verified account @ABAOProductions 23 Aug 2013
        Replying to @CrillFactor

        @CrillFactor @rovino @neiltyson yes. But he uses his creds in his twitter account where he gives opinions. Seemed oddly contradictory.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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