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		wazanator on May 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Logical fallacies in software engineering Needs my favorite, "age = wisdom & knowledge". "Bob's been here for fifteen years and if he says java applets are still the way to go then they must be."

tirumaraiselvan on May 26, 2019 [–]

Appeal to authority - mentioned in the article.

MaxBarraclough on May 26, 2019 | [–]

It's not strictly identical, as it introduces ageism.

tirumaraiselvan on May 29, 2019 | | [–]

True. But age is used as a good proxy for determining authority.

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