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You are mistaken, and I will argue my claim by deferring to Wikipedia, which is an authority on fallacies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authorit

• peteradio 3y ago
  First sentence: > An argument from authority (argumentum ab auctoritate), also called an appeal to authority, or argumentum ad verecundiam, is a form of argument in which a claim made by an authority on some topic is used as evidence to support one's own claim. Further down: > Historically, opinion on the appeal to authority has been divided: some hold that it can be a valid or at least defeasible. You seem to be arguing for appeals to authority as defeasible. Incorrectly understanding the authority you are quoting shows how problematic it is to make pure appeals to authority.
  • edgineer 3y ago
    I read GP as a joke.