Reply #63: Um, you should use appeals to facts judiciously.

[NNadir]

They will get you in big trouble, especially if you are appealing to data instead of making "appeals to authority." http://www.fallacyfiles.org/authorit.html

"Appeals to Authority" that supports your position (and the appeal should include the terms "Harvard," or "Cornell" or "Princeton" if possible) are certainly to be preferred to being an expert yourself or having direct experience yourself.

Also you will be get in big trouble if you insist that people back up their claims. Many arguments are true simply because the person making them says they are true. Facts? We don't need no stinking facts.

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