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I'm pretty sure that's not what people mean when they talk about appeal to authority. An actual appeal to authority is fine. A fallacious appeal to authority
by georgieporgie 15y ago
I'm pretty sure that's not what people mean when they talk about appeal to authority. An actual appeal to authority is fine. A fallacious appeal to authority is one where the 'authority' in question has little or questionable authority in the area being discussed.
- Drbble 15y agoHere is a possibly legitimate appeal to authority, although you could refute it on its own grounds :-) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority
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- jodrellblank 15y agoAn actual appeal to authority isn't "fine", it's saying "Accept my logic as correct because I namedrop a well regarded name as a supporter". But since well regarded people can be wrong this is no sort of proof at all.
- georgieporgie 15y agoI think you need to read the Wikipedia entry on Argument from Authority.