expert opinion
Specialist's informed view
Expert opinion is a judgment or assessment offered by someone with specialized knowledge in a field.
Courts allow expert opinion as testimony when technical matters exceed ordinary understanding: The expert opinion held that the signature was forged.
In everyday use, it often emphasizes authority: Get an expert opinion before you buy that house.
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- sworn testimonyOath-bound legal statement
- court testimonyStatements given in trial
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
peer review · affidavit · credibility · accreditation · validity · weight of evidence · certification · arbitration · specialization · medical diagnosis · white paper · standard of care · cross-examination · authority · trusted · risk assessment · reliability · scientific research
- Sports Broadcastingplay-by-play, color commentary, announcer, commentator, analyst
- endorsementsendorsement, spokesperson, recommendation, top pick, approval
- sourcesbook, encyclopedia, source, journals, magazine
- art appraisalappraisal, valuation, authentication, evaluation, attribution
- evidence termscredibility, reliability, validity, verification, corroboration
- forecastingforecast, prediction, prognosis, outlook, estimate
expert opinionwild guess
Uninformed speculation attempt
random guess · gut feeling · hunch · superstition · hearsay