>Argument by Authority may be a fallacy, but it is significantly more persuasive than other arguments.
I looked at https://gordonc.bearblog.dev/ - I don't know why I would think this guy was any more of an authority on what was important than I am. So I'm not sure if anyone who thinks they're a programming genius would even care.
Maybe it’s rather an “argument by effort” — someone bothered to elaborate this into a blog post, and the recipient didn’t.
It’s like finding a third person on the internet to agree with you in a one-on-one, without exposing the person you disagree with to judgement of an actual third person.
Good point. In my experience the chances of persuading the culprit are limited. However an article written by a third person is effective in helping persuade other team mates, POs, BAs and line managers. Ah yes, the terrifying politics of a team with internal disagreement.
