> Having said that, we need a term for something like this. I think it's a form if "appeal to authority," which is not always a logical fallacy. I think it fit

> Having said that, we need a term for something like this. I think it's a form if "appeal to authority," which is not always a logical fallacy. I think it fits even if said authority will not or cannot explain certain statements. If say, a Bruce Schneier told me to avoid certain software or a certain processor, but didn't give any details, I would still heed his advice and defend that advice by appealing to his authority. In this case, of course, it depends how much trust one would place in Matthew Garret as an authority on moral judgements concerning Free Software matters.