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To: RetiredNow who wrote (15936)	4/1/2010 6:31:28 PM
From: TimF	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

Exactly my point. Sometimes it is important to know the source. If its a simple assertion of very specific data, that you can't check yourself, than yes I would consider the source important. But for issues of logic, or less formal reasoning, or methodology, the source doesn't matter much if at all. And in terms of just accepting a conclusion arguments based on the source (either arguments from authority or ad hominem statements) are weak at best.