Track record of statements/predictions, taking into account a priori likelihood of previous predictions and a priori likelihood of current prediction.
Are you asking us to justify appeals to authority by using an appeal to authority?
No lol. I just wanted one to read. Some of my friends will be interested in it too.
Track record of statements/predictions
Since the guy who made the appeal to authority has little track record with me, and little of it good in my view, why would he expect me to concede to his appeal to authority?
Track record of statements/predictions, taking into account the prior likelihood of previous predictions and prior likelihood of current prediction.
Are you asking us to justify appeals to authority by using an appeal to authority?
edit per wedrifid
I would have said ‘prior’, not ‘a priori’.
No lol. I just wanted one to read. Some of my friends will be interested in it too.
Since the guy who made the appeal to authority has little track record with me, and little of it good in my view, why would he expect me to concede to his appeal to authority?