An argument from authority isn't inherently a fallacy, as your own wikipedia article mentions. But, like you, I do think it is inherently a flag that suggests

An argument from authority isn't inherently a fallacy, as your own wikipedia article mentions. But, like you, I do think it is inherently a flag that suggests other inputs are necessary. And that all opinions that solely reference the authority are equally lower weighted until additional inputs are found to match, or further negate.