How Important is Expert Opinion in The Search for Knowledge?

An expert is someone who has extensive knowledge in their field. They obtain the knowledge through various means such as research, experience, and observation in a particular area of study or in a specific phenomenon. Their knowledge of a certain field is specific and exceeds the knowledge of an average person, and this allows others to rely upon their opinion. These experts normally express their opinion in the form of writing in order to easily transmit and disseminate their opinion to the mass. People can obtain their opinion by reading the document or listening to their speeches or talking to them in discussions or brain storming sessions.

Curiosity has always been the nature of mankind. Since ancient times, people have always had a lot of questions to ask. Acquiring the most suitable, proper and accurate answers to the questions require appropriate and precise knowledge. These knowledge need to be seek. Therefore, searching for knowledge has become part and partial of human nature. Human behaviour demands explanation for every phenomenon and conduct that occur. In the process of searching for knowledge, one must ensure that the source of knowledge is from a reliable and dependable source. This is to ensure its reliability and trustworthiness. During the Palaeolithic Age, even to date in the under developed nations, its populace always depend on their leaders for information. The community believes and accepts the tribe leaders or village chief as their chief source for reliable knowledge. Opinions from the leaders is sacred and the most powerful, and significant opinion for decision making and problem solving.

Expert opinion is still an important source for knowledge. However, the nature for appointment of expert opi...

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