So, I'm having a dispute with one of my players. He's playing a Gendarme archetype (Cavalier) and chosen his level 1 bonus feat: Spirited Charge. His argument is that bonus feats don't need prereqs, and he's using this post as the basis of his argument: http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=369?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Qu estions-Here#18422
I disagree. I believe that James was talking specifically about single feats granted as part of a class feature which specifically mention not needing to meat prereqs and not about whole lists of bonus feats (I'm eyeballing the fighter which also fails to mention anything about prereqs). I do see that several lists include language that disregards bonus feats like the Ranger's Combat Style list, but that language isn't present for the Gendarme or the Fighter.
Who's right? What evidence do I point to? If my player is right, then have I been wrong about Fighters this whole time?