In fact, "consider the source" is an argument that is well accepted in the Courts where the whole point is to try and eliminate bias.
The fact that someone has been shown to have given materially false testimony in the past, has committed a crime of moral turpitude, has been convicted of a felony, are all relevant to what the "source" is saying now i.e., that it should be viewed with distrust or skeptically.
I am sure when you review posts here at the herd, you "consider the source".
In fact, there are certain posters that I absolutely read religiously because they are a "source" that has been shown to be reliable and worthy of reading while others . . . not so much.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/07/2019 11:40AM by stlramz.