tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post394320836381161075..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: What's Swedish for 'appeal to authority'?Christopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-21133160802974119142010-08-18T17:17:17.236+01:002010-08-18T17:17:17.236+01:00Auktoritetsargument (literally 'authority argu...Auktoritetsargument (literally 'authority argument') is (as far as I know) the most used Swedish term for 'appeal to authority'.Alltid varförhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983693482849081721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-3083635672477990682010-08-18T16:27:48.623+01:002010-08-18T16:27:48.623+01:00Bloody hell Chris, you don't pick "soft&q...Bloody hell Chris, you don't pick "soft" targets to write about when you put a book together. It does seem though that you are not alone in dissecting a subject and finding it wanting, which makes me, a person from the 'sink estate' think that something is wrong with The Spirit Level, a polemic that governments, especially those with a, dare I say, a communist bent, will take heed to the detrement of the subjects governments are supposed serve.<br /><br />I am not an avid reader of books, to my shame, but I must buy the Spirit Level, and your book on it just to know what the hell the big fuss is all about.<br /><br />BTW I'd never heard of The Spirit Level until your book came out.<br /><br />Good luck with everything you do, I wouldn't have the patience.<br /><br />JohnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072165710888952465noreply@blogger.com