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Test The fallacy of blind authority
Agenda
QUESTION 1: What is the fallacy of blind authority?
Accepting a claim based on evidence
Accepting a statement as true simply because it comes from an authority figure without subjecting it to scrutiny
Reject any claim
Question all the experts
QUESTION 2: What are the reasons why the fallacy of blind trust is dangerous?
The authorities are never wrong
Authorities can be wrong, knowledge evolves, and they can have biases or hidden interests
It makes us smarter
They always give us the truth
QUESTION 3: What does blind acceptance of authority leave us with?
It makes us wiser
It leaves us vulnerable to misinformation and intellectual stagnation
It gives us deep knowledge
It allows us to be experts in everything
QUESTION 4: What is the antidote to the fallacy of blind authority?
The total rejection of authority
A respectful skepticism
Blind acceptance
Indifference
QUESTION 5: What questions does a critical thinker ask about an authority's statement?
Is this authority popular?
What evidence supports this authority's claim? "Are there other experts with different opinions?" "Has the consensus changed?"
Who is this person?
Do I agree with them?
QUESTION 6: What is maintained when using authority as an informed guide?
The expert's responsibility
The truth without question
Absolute certainty
The responsibility for our own thinking
QUESTION 7: What is the need to trust authority in a complex world?
A mistake
A form of manipulation
An option to avoid
A practical necessity
QUESTION 8: What does respectful skepticism imply regarding the claims of experts?
Take his statements as a final point
Take their statements as a valuable starting point, but not as an end point
Ignore their claims
Question your experience
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