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That's what makes it a valid appeal to authority, rather than an invalid one.
by c3534l 10y ago
That's what makes it a valid appeal to authority, rather than an invalid one.
- __ddd__ 10y agoIt just means the authority is relevant. If you pull out Merriam Webster in an argument about the meaning of the term "racism", you are appealing to authority, which is a logical fallacy. Appealing to authority is a logical shortcut, like any other fallacy, and in a way can be thought of as memoization. Every single logical fallacy has an efficient purpose, but departs from pure logic.