I don’t have my copy of Code Complete, but….

Began the argument. The technique is to seek a higher authority. In this case a tech writer. (ipse dixit)(ad verecundium) And the author was reporting not on his work but on others. I am now going to IPSE DIXIT this by linking to wikipedia [url=]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipse_dixit[/url]