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If you think the thoughts of great scientists and engineers like Buckminster Fuller (Former president of the Mensa Society) and Carl Sagan are unwarranted in a place like hackernews then you should find a new forum. Do you have anything to contribute to this discussion?

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"The argument from authority (Latin: argumentum ad verecundiam) also appeal to authority, is a common argument form which can be fallacious, such as when an authority is cited on a topic outside their area of expertise, when the authority cited is not a true expert."

Please do tell who might be a true expert on science and technology as it relates to societal organization, if not Fuller or Sagan.



Since you're a fan of linking to Wikipedia articles about fallacious arguments, I'll just leave this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority


That doesn't apply, and you know it. The fallacy is constructed as "A has said B, A is great, therefore B must be true".

The GP never stated that B must be true. Simply quoting somebody is not in itself a fallacy.




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