Folks who will respond to a clearly articulated argument using fundamental reasoning from an agreed premise and insist on confirmation from an authority instead of using their own brains and readily-verifiable info or common knowledge.
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Erm... could you finish that thought? I think you're missing a word or two.
Was describing the worst of people I have encountered who fetishize footnotes and references as a substitute for thinking.
Oh. Makes sense now.