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Appeals to authority aren't necessarily fallacious if the authority is an authority in a relevant field.
by capnrefsmmat 15y ago
Appeals to authority aren't necessarily fallacious if the authority is an authority in a relevant field.
- Udo 15y agoWhile the authority may not necessarily be wrong, the appeal itself is vulnerable to being issued for fallacious reasons, namely if it is made to prevent critical reasoning about the original hypothesis. The idea that authorities are infallible is a trap. Nothing should be beyond scrutiny.