math_viking comments on How to debate when authority is questioned, but really not needed? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: math_viking 24 February 2015 06:53:00AM 0 points [-]

I think these examples represent different sorts of fallacies. In the first, the person is making a variant on appeal to authority. In the latter, it's more like the Nirvana fallacy.

However, in either case the commenter doesn't seem worth arguing with. Especially if it's a random person on the internet.