It can be such an attempt: if, in order to continue discussing X, I have to refute such-and-such megabytes of text from an external link, that places an asymmetric burden on me.
It would be reasonable to say, “You’re coming in in the middle of an argument—the points you are trying to address are being discussed [here](URL)”, but “BOOK TITLE decisively proves my point” is another variation of the appeal to unquestionable authority.
It can be such an attempt: if, in order to continue discussing X, I have to refute such-and-such megabytes of text from an external link, that places an asymmetric burden on me.
It would be reasonable to say, “You’re coming in in the middle of an argument—the points you are trying to address are being discussed [here](URL)”, but “BOOK TITLE decisively proves my point” is another variation of the appeal to unquestionable authority.