> When you need to support a claim, it can be tempting to support it with a statement from an authority figure. But if done improperly, this could be a logical

> When you need to support a claim, it can be tempting to support it with a statement from an authority figure. But if done improperly, this could be a logical fallacy—the appeal to authority fallacy. The key words are: “if done improperly, this could be…” The article goes on the give non-fallacious examples of an appeal to authority. The quality of an implantation will be correlated to experience, so this is an example of a non-fallacious appeal to authority.