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Right. That's what rhetorical authority is.

But we're talking about this guy named Stewart Baker, who just so happens to have authority as a senior officer of the executive branch of the United States Government.

This is also a type of authority. It is not the relevant type of authority when discussing whether or not a statement is an ad hominem.



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