Screwdriver
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To be fair, he never claimed to be a genius.
To be accurate, yes he did.
You and your 'facts', Screwup. I bet any diligent reader could spot a few more less-than-complementary statements in your 'contributions' to this thread. For a start, you have maligned my intelligence above. I don't know if you are at all intelligent and I hesitate to make an assessment but, for the record, I was a member of Mensa. Maybe duck out of the discussion if you have nothing intelligent to add.
It is referred to as "an argument from authority". If you cannot answer a question or refute the opinion of another, you claim the high ground by suggesting you have the greater authority because <of reasons>. Now while "genius" is actually a vague term and IQ even worse, the OP did use this to deflect from being unable to refute a carefully constructed argument.
I see this sort of nonsense all the time and it really ticks me off, plus of course, they never actually answer the question...