It's not an appeal to authority, it's deferral to expertise. This is a very crucial concept: https://thelogicofscience.com/2015/03/20/the-rules-of-logic-part-6

It's not an appeal to authority, it's deferral to expertise. This is a very crucial concept: https://thelogicofscience.com/2015/03/20/the-rules-of-logic-part-6-appealing-to-authority-vs-deferring-to-experts/ https://thelogicofscience.com/2015/03/20/the-rules-of-logic-...