authority
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain authority in the sense of an expert, relay the related advisory roles from lexicographic and general sources, describe the named roles, and distinguish expert authority from authority as power, an authority as an organisation, and from mere popularity or credentials.
In the WordNet sense, an authority is an expert whose views on a subject are accepted as definitive, a person recognised for deep knowledge, with related roles the registry aliases name such as an adviser or advisor, a consultant, an appraiser, and the amicus curiae or friend of the court, who offers expertise to a court without being a party; this sense of authority as an expert is distinct from authority as power to give orders or from institutions such as a public authority. Expert authority rests on knowledge and reputation and can be misused through false or overextended claims of expertise.
What it is for: Naming a recognised expert on a subject.
It can be explain the sense; relay advisory roles; describe named roles; distinguish other senses.
Distinguishing features
Recognised expertise
Views taken as definitive
Advisory roles
Distinct from power
What it looks like
Not a physical object; a person regarded as an expert.
Physical character
basis: knowledge and reputation note
amicus curiae: friend of the court note - legal role
WordNet hypernym: expert note
How it is recognised
Expert whose views are taken as definitive
Adviser, advisor, consultant, amicus curiae, friend of the court, appraiser
Authority as power gives orders; an authority as an organisation is a body; popularity and credentials are not the same as recognised expertise
Related models
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In practice
Families and kinds
subject-matter experts
advisers and consultants
appraisers
amici curiae
Identifiers
WordNet oewn-09640897-n hypernym of authority (expert)
Standards and regulation
Professional accreditation for consultants and appraisers
Court rules on amicus curiae briefs
Failure modes and hazards
Appeals to false authority
Confusing expert authority with power
Overextended claims of expertise
Analytical facets
- substance
- social
- origin
- conceptual
- agency
- inert
- mobility
- not-applicable
- scale
- not-applicable
- affordances
- observable
Also called
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Where this came from
oewn:2024 · CC BY 4.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What an authority as expert is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is an authority in the sense of an expert, and how does it differ from authority as power, an authority as an organisation and mere popularity or credentials? definition
- Is the question about expertise, power or institutions? boundary
Roles
Named roles.
Roles
Roles.
- What are advisers, consultants, appraisers and the amicus curiae? definition
- Which entry fits the specific role? action
Expertise Expertise.
Sources.
Basis
Basis of authority.
Basis
Basis.
- How does expert authority rest on knowledge and reputation? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Advisory
Advisory roles.
Advisory
Advisory.
- How do advisers and consultants provide expertise? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Law Legal experts.
Regulation.
Amicus
Amicus curiae.
Amicus
Amicus.
- How does an amicus curiae assist a court? provenance
- Which entry fits amicus curiae? action
Appraiser
Appraisers.
Appraiser
Appraiser.
- What does an appraiser do as a recognised expert? provenance
- Is the information accurate? boundary
Context Misuse.
Attribution.
Fallacy
Appeal to authority.
Fallacy
Fallacy.
- When does appealing to authority become a fallacy, as logic sources describe? provenance
- Which entry fits argument from authority? action
Senses
Other senses.
Senses
Senses.
- How does authority as power differ from authority as expertise? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- How should the power sense of authority be distinguished?
- Should the amicus curiae role be a separate entry?
- How should expert credibility be assessed?