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Originally Posted by Frosstbyte
Ageism isn't intellectually anything. I assume he's saying, "I've been a practicing attorney with experience in constitutional law for over 25 years and don't need to get in a silly online argument with someone who both thinks he's correct and who I know to be incorrect on the issues important to me."
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"I'm older thus I'm more knowledgeable" is an agism fallacy. "I have more experience in this subject and am thus automatically right" is an appeal to authority fallacy. Besides, no one is forcing anyone to post in or even read this thread.