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Topic	Why do people think they know more than the experts?
RedBlanket 04/23/23 5:07:11 PM #54:	TheShadowViper posted... You should ALWAYS question a doctor's advice or expertise. What you are describing is not intelligence or respect for a professional, it is stupidity. Moreover, how exactly does your logic work when it comes to a second opinion disagreement? How are you supposed to make a decision on whose opinion to go with if you do not question their advice or expertise? Are you making a decision on credentials then instead of empirical evidence each has provided for their argument? Because according to your line of thinking, it is only their level of education and credentials that apparently matter in the correctness of their position. Like seriously, your argument TC is an appeal to authority. https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/appeal-to-authority That is to say, it is all about the evidence that backs an opinion. Experts and professionals are expected to be more accurate than the average person, but this is not always the case in general, and it is certainly not the case on a case by case basis. Appeal to authority is quite common in those who trust every study put out by so called experts. <cite>RedBlanket posted [p:973029000] in Why do peo... [t:80419483]...</cite> <quote>TheShadowViper posted... </cite><quote>You should ALWAYS question a doctor's advice or expertise. What you are describing is not intelligence or respect for a professional, it is stupidity. Moreover, how exactly does your logic work when it comes to a second opinion disagreement? How are you supposed to make a decision on whose opinion to go with if you do not question their advice or expertise? Are you making a decision on credentials then instead of empirical evidence each has provided for their argument? Because according to your line of thinking, it is only their level of education and credentials that apparently matter in the correctness of their position. Like seriously, your argument TC is an appeal to authority.https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/appeal-to-authorityThat is to say, it is all about the evidence that backs an opinion. Experts and professionals are expected to be more accurate than the average person, but this is not always the case in general, and it is certainly not the case on a case by case basis.</quote>Appeal to authority is quite common in those who trust every study put out by so called experts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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