• Greg Clarke@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I’m not talking about the validity of an argument as no argument is made in either statement. So maybe validity was a poor choice of wording. Which statement would you trust more?

    • Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Well if we’re talking about trust, then we are talking about belief, and if you’re moving into the realm of belief then there is no point in any further discussion of reason.

      • Greg Clarke@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        You initially claimed that mentioning expertise was an ad hominem fallacy. That’s what we’ve been discussing. Can you now appreciate that mentioning expertise in this case is not an ad hominem fallacy?