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Appealing to authority is only a fallacy if the authority isn't actually an authority / is considered infallible. This doesn't seem to be the case here.
by myko 13y ago
Appealing to authority is only a fallacy if the authority isn't actually an authority / is considered infallible. This doesn't seem to be the case here.
- jodrellblank 13y agoIt is? I thought the fallacy was using an unrelated property as evidence to support the truth of a factual statement (the author's previous work, shoe size, favourite music, etc).
- nilved 13y agoNo, that definition is incorrect.