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That fallacy's existence alone doesn't discount anything (nor have you shown it's applicable here), otherwise we'd throw out the entire idea of authorities and
by abhpro 3y ago
That fallacy's existence alone doesn't discount anything (nor have you shown it's applicable here), otherwise we'd throw out the entire idea of authorities and we'd be in trouble
- mejutoco 3y agoAuthorities are useful within a context. Appealing to authority is not an argument. At most, it is an heuristic. _Using_ this fallacy in an argument invalidates the argument (or shows it did not exist in the first place)