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Old 11-01-2013, 08:54 AM   #103
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Originally Posted by puckluck2 View Post
If you would have polled players from the 60's about helmets they would likely vote 98% against it as well. Players don't know what is best for them since it effects their livelihood and potentially their income.
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Appeal to authority is an argumentative fallacy.
Yes! But what puck luck has posted here is the exact opposite of an appeal to authority. It rather actually make precisely this point about the frequent assertions about how positively fighting in hockey is regarded by the players. In short (and thank you for spelling this out so clearly), it's irrelevant.
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