authoritativeness

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But the rest of us try-hards know that whether it is justified or not, many readers will judge writers’ intelligence and authoritativeness by their grammar and composition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The blue tick was once seen as a marker of a person's authoritativeness on the site, as only a few people could become verified, such as celebrities, government workers and journalists.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2024

“I believe that Mr. Danchenko identified me as Sub-Source 3 to create more authoritativeness for his work.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2021

Google’s text snippets are arguably the platform’s worst feature, granting a false sense of authoritativeness to inaccurate or offensive information or even summarizing an accurate answer in a dangerously wrong way.

From The Verge • Nov. 9, 2021

Right knowledge is accurate comprehension, and right knowing is the possession thereof; authoritativeness is, according to Gotama's school, the being separated from all absence thereof.

From The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy by Acharya, Madhava