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Originally Posted by Shellfish
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Education: Yale University, B.A. History and International Studies, Stanford University, Master's in Communication
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I saw that, too.
Argumentum ad verecundiam would suggest we not use "authority" as evidence of fact, however, in this case I'm not even sure that someone having an M.A. degree in comms makes them on authority on the sociology of political organizing. And I'm not sure reporting on baseball games pushes her over the top.
I have better than an M.A. and I would not deign to present myself as able to undertake original analysis of an entirely separate discipline. I
would feel qualified to source an expert or data set to support a conclusion but, of course, she didn't do that. She made the comment without evidence. Chelsea Janes having an M.A. degree in comms is, unfortunately, only proof that Chelsea Janes has an M.A. degree in comms. It's not evidence that 100% of the Divine Nine are currently organizing for Biden/Harris. That is an extraordinary claim and extraordinary claims generally require extraordinary evidence; here we have no evidence of any kind.
Loving this discussion, gang! It's great to be able to bat around our different viewpoints like this!
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