Wikipedia talk:Appeal to authority

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Shouldn't you say that Wikipedia is just a relayer of information, rather than a claimant of truth? Because if you are a relayer of information, you are no arguer. You have to be a claimant to argue for anything. I say this to whoever you are.

As for the content, if a comment thereabout may be included in an essay talk page, to quote an auto mechanic about the best medical treatment for something is not a fallacy. What is a fallacy is believing that it is impossible for a situation to occur where an auto mechanic has and provides the correct said information while a professor of medicine may be ignorant or lies about it. That belief is a logical requirement in saying that the aforementioned act of quoting is a fallacy. In saying that quoting a professor of medicine for the information is not a fallacy as a general statement, the only basis for claiming reliability is the authority or title of the person providing the information. A claim of reliability with such a basis is a fallacy. Myrnamyers (talk) 08:00, 9 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

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