User:Siuenti/Argument from authority
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A strong argument from authority might quote a respected expert, for example:
- ...all discussions about what we as a community should do should be grounded in verifiable facts. --Jimbo Wales
(the implication being: an argument based on a Wikipedian's personal authority has very little value, while a verifiable third-party authority's opinion would count for a lot more)
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