Scientific Definition
It's true because authority says so.
Plain-English Definition
It's true because authority says so.
Feynman Explanation
McKinsey recommends it, so we should do it. (No.)
Core Principle
It's true because authority says so.
Mechanisms
It's true because authority says so.
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Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
McKinsey recommends it, so we should do it. (No.)
Examples
- Brand-name validation substitutes for first-principles thinking.
- Outsourcing thinking to the consultancy with the better deck.
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Design Principles
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Evidence
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How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
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Common sense says so, therefore it's true.
Believing something is true because of the consequences of its truth.
Claiming something is true because it hasn't been proven false (or vice versa).
If it's 'natural,' it's good.
It's better because it's newer.
It's right because it's how we've always done it.
Attacking the person rather than the argument.
I can't believe it; therefore it isn't true.
Saying it enough times until it sounds true.
It's true because many believe it.
Asking the other side to disprove an unsupported claim.
Concluding that because an argument contained a fallacy, its conclusion must be false.