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> An appeal to authority is never a valid argument, as it is a logical fallacy (i.e. by definition invalid). Jenny McCarthy and Dave Grohl's opinions on the ef
by rodgerd 11y ago
> An appeal to authority is never a valid argument, as it is a logical fallacy (i.e. by definition invalid).
Jenny McCarthy and Dave Grohl's opinions on the effectiveness of vaccination are clearly as valid as my doctor's. Weighting my doctor's views above those is clearly a fallacy because debating rules.
- eivarv 11y agoI appreciate your sarcastic attempt to make a point via reductio ad absurdum, but as you can see the only thing I'm saying is that arguments that makes the assumption that whatever an authority figure says regarding a matter must be true (argument from authority) are never valid. I'm not saying that expert opinions don't have merit, I'm saying that expert opinions aren't logically true because they are uttered by experts. I suggest you look a little more into these "debating rules" (logical fallacies), as they are basically old-timey resoning rules; i.e. popular and intuitive arguments that don't make sense. P.S. As I recall, the Foo Fighters were mixed up in HIV-denialism, not anti-vaccination.