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Originally Posted by fflint
You wrote "The APTA puts it in the same category as other metro systems which it calls heavy rail." That is obviously false, and as such it was a fallacious appeal to authority. Do you acknowledge your error?
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No, we were discussing the topic of light versus heavy, not automated vs non-automated, and the APTA clearly places systems with this level of capacity and operating characteristics on a higher level than light rail. So there is no error. If anyone misunderstood this, then I have sufficiently clarified. Do you acknowledge fixating on something irrelevant to the topic of the actual discussion in an attempt to diminish my credibility?
Also, when you're discussing the meaning of terms, citing a reputable source such as an leading industry group like the APTA isn't an "appeal to authority" any more than citing a dictionary or encyclopaedia when discussing the meaning of typical word. How else is a person going to find such information?