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[-] Greg@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Would you concede that in cases where no evidence is provided, a climate expert saying "climate change will affect x" has more validity than a non climate expert saying "climate change will not affect x"?

[-] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

No. A statement has the same validity regardless of who says it.

[-] Greg@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years 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 1 points 2 years 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@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years 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?

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