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Credentialism (epist.CRED)

Authority as a substitute for, and obstacle to, evidence.

February 2026

1. [1] arghXiv:2602.09117

   Domain Breadth of Confident Assertion Across Accounts

   R. Adeyemi

   18 pages, 5 figures. Accounts are identified by hash. The mapping was not retained. Subjects: Confidence and Calibration (epist.CONF) (primary class); Credentialism (epist.CRED); Social Discourse (disc.SOC); Sourcing (epist.SRC)

2. [2] arghXiv:2602.00913

   A Lower Bound on the Number of Sources Required to Settle a Question Already Settled

   N. Achterberg

   14 pages, 2 tables. A referee has requested a further source. Response types: /help/response-types. Subjects: Sourcing (epist.SRC) (primary class); Credentialism (epist.CRED); General Futility (futil.GEN)