Arguments from Authority
3 important questions on Arguments from Authority
What are the rules when basing an argument on an authority?
13. Cite your sources
14. Seek informed sources
15. Seek impartial sources
16. Cross check sources
17. Build your internet savvy.
What should be taken into account in rule 14. Seek informed sources? List 4 points.
-Explain your source's qualifications.
-an informed source need not fit our general stereotype of an authority.
-If you must rely on a source that may have limited knowledge, acknowledge the problem. Let your headers and readers decide whether imperfect authority is better than none at all.
-Good sources will at least offer some reason or evidence to explain and defend their conclusions.
What should be taken into account in rule 16. Cross-check sources?
-Authoritative views may sometimes turn out to be wrong, nonauthoritative views are regularly wrong.
-When experts disagree themselves on some subject, base your argument on something else.
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