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