But, he takes the people who described those experiments at their word, ergo, on authority.

This was an example, but hopefully one that makes a point. If you didn't conduct the experiment yourself, you're taking it upon authority.

Much of mine and your knowledge of science is indeed taken upon authority, and not direct observation.

Ontology and epistemology are important. How we come to "know" things is fascinating in and of itself.

Things we take as fact or as proven fact, we've only read about. So, it begs the question, what level of skepticism do you have?

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Posted by Azkiger

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Posted on 3/4/21 at 6:40 pm to BiteMe2020

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But, he takes the people who described those experiments at their word, ergo, on authority.

Experiments and their results are what science is built on, not people's opinions.

There's no logical fallacy in looking at an experiment done by someone else, thinking that everything looks solid, and accepting the conclusions of said experiment.

To try and mash that into the same phrase as someone literally just quoting someone else is lazy and borderline dishonest.

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Posted by Hammer of Rod

Member since Dec 2015

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Posted on 3/4/21 at 6:47 pm to BiteMe2020

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But, he takes the people who described those experiments at their word, ergo, on authority. This was an example, but hopefully one that makes a point. If you didn't conduct the experiment yourself, you're taking it upon authority.

No sir. If you don’t understand what an appeal to authority is, go look it up.
If you can’t see that your “point “ is fallacious, I don’t know what to tell you.

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