Joshua.
Judith does not appeal to dyson’s authority.
She asked a question.. should we consider SOMEONE LIKE dyson..
basically, she is asking whether or not ‘metacognition” is just as important as expert opinion. You translate this into an apeall to authority by misreading the text.
You could have said
1. yes Judith, metacoginition is important, but I think Dyson is a poor exemplar or unproven exemplar
2. No judith, metacognition is not that important, regardless of who you want to point to as an exemplar of that trait
personally, I think ‘metacognition’ is pretty limited in its usefullness when compiling a report on the science. It would be useful in a report on the report.