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Is Your Expert Really an Expert? The Problem of Inappropriate Expertize and Name-Dropping in the Fitness Industry
Is Your Expert Really an Expert? The Problem of Inappropriate Expertize and Name-Dropping in the Fitness Industry - Ground Up Strength
The way we most often see a true appeal to authority, is when an expert is brought up in regards to an area that is highly disputed. When there is a debate where many experts are making many completely different claims and counter-claims, then we can all cite an expert to support our claims so using experts would be completely futile. In these instances, an appeal to authority becomes a fallacy. Many people will dishonestly try to promote the claims of an expert as being the last word in an argument while ignoring various other expert's opinions. So, what you'll find, and I know that many people will want to dispute this, is that when we cite experts, it is usually not a lone wolf making a single isolated and unusual claim. The claim should be generally supported by the body of knowledge and it will tend to be generally agreed upon. If it is not generally agreed upon, then you are left with actually discussing the issue at hand in-depth. Of course, there is always some debate about anything. There are no concrete guidelines, we have to use our best judgement about how much debate is acceptable.
Is Your Expert Really an Expert? The Problem of Inappropriate Expertize and Name-Dropping in the Fitness Industry - Ground Up Strength
The way we most often see a true appeal to authority, is when an expert is brought up in regards to an area that is highly disputed. When there is a debate where many experts are making many completely different claims and counter-claims, then we can all cite an expert to support our claims so using experts would be completely futile. In these instances, an appeal to authority becomes a fallacy. Many people will dishonestly try to promote the claims of an expert as being the last word in an argument while ignoring various other expert's opinions. So, what you'll find, and I know that many people will want to dispute this, is that when we cite experts, it is usually not a lone wolf making a single isolated and unusual claim. The claim should be generally supported by the body of knowledge and it will tend to be generally agreed upon. If it is not generally agreed upon, then you are left with actually discussing the issue at hand in-depth. Of course, there is always some debate about anything. There are no concrete guidelines, we have to use our best judgement about how much debate is acceptable.
