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> Appeal to authority is a logical fallacy

Yes, but the comment I replied to was questioning their credentials, which is at equally invalid - more so, in this case, since they actually do have quite impressive credentials.

With respect to The Lancet: controversy sells, but you still want to have a credible argument.

You are right, though, that this isn't exactly objective and independent of current policy. Then again, it may be hard to get such data...




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