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[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Interesting how it says "authorities" not "experts"

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well it's likely short for "authorities on the subject", i.e. experts.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Probably, I just found the change of wording curious

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

It's the evolution of the language. One would appeal to an "authority" for an educated opinion. For example the standard fallacy name "faulty appeal to authority," where information is posed as authoritative but is, in actuality, from a layperson.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Reeeesssspect ma authorotyyyy