2025-09-02 21:35 • 97 words

If you want to make a point or are trying to convince someone of something, avoid the fallacy of arguing from authority like the plague. And, although a corollary, never ever appeal to the authority vested in you as a person through your position in an organization. Whether or not your position has actually any form of coercive power (rather few actually do), once you resort to that, you will immediately lose the argument, just like you lose the trust and esteem of your peers that might have took you years to build.