Re: [External] : Re: Question on gathering System Statistics

Splitting hairs here, but:

"argument from authority" is "argumentum ab auctoritate" (e.g. "from year of experiance with the CBO I can assure you that gathering systems stats is not a good idea ... ").

"argumentum ad verecundiam" is "appeal to authority". (e.g. Nigel Bayliss is the PM for the optimizer and he says you don't need to gather system stats ...).

Regards
Jonathan Lewis

On Tue, 2 Feb 2021 at 15:33, Mladen Gogala <gogala.mladen_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I am one of those guys who has real problems with authority. When I was a
> kid, I challenged my math teacher to prove the Pythagora theorem and I told
> her that I don't believe it without proof. She had my parents come to
> school. That nasty attitude was further reinforced by me getting a Bsc in
> mathematics few years later. Latin name for the argument from authority is
> "argumentum ad verecundiam" and is considered to be a logical error since
> the Roman times. I need some kind of explanation why is that so. I have
> nothing but respect for Maria, Nigel and Jonathan, but I need some kind of
> explanation. BTW, my favorite movie of all times is "Life of Brian", which
> also has something to do with challenging authority.
>
>

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