Joan Westenberg on Nostr: Being aware of legitimacy laundering might help us think more clearly. When someone ...
Being aware of legitimacy laundering might help us think more clearly. When someone appeals to institutional authority, ask yourself: Is this actually an argument from expertise, or just an argument from legitimacy?
Remember: Einstein’s theories weren’t true because he was Einstein. He was Einstein because his theories were true.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/how-elite-institutions-launder-legitimacy/Published at
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