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0 pointscodesections3y ago0 comments

> This is an appeal to authority that is not valid

I'm open to that criticism; I'm typically pretty skeptical of appeals to authority myself.

But to be clear: the appeal to authority I'm making isn't "legal opinion of a lawyer" (I agree that's very weak) but rather "opinion on corporate law by a Wachtell attorney who practiced corporate law" (Wachtell is probably the best corporate law firm in the world, and clearly in the top handful)

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wutbrodo3y ago

And in the example the parent comment gave: RUDY Guiliani was a US Attorney and the Associate Attorney General (third highest position in the DoJ).

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0 pointscodesections3y ago0 comments

> This is an appeal to authority that is not valid

I'm open to that criticism; I'm typically pretty skeptical of appeals to authority myself.

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wutbrodo3y ago

And in the example the parent comment gave: RUDY Guiliani was a US Attorney and the Associate Attorney General (third highest position in the DoJ).

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