Argument From Authority
Also Known As ‘Appeal To Authority’
Copyright © 2015 by Wil C. Fry. All Rights Reserved.
Published 2015.02.10
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John is an authority on aircraft.
John says the first aircraft pre-dated the Wright Brothers.
It is probably true that the first aircraft pre-dated the Wright Brothers.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is an authority on childcare.The appeal to authority can become a logical fallacy when the appeal is to someone or something that is not an authority in the field, when experts in the field disagree, or when the authority said something that can’t be taken seriously. For example: she was drunk or joking, or her statement was taken out of context.
The AAP says children are safer in rear-facing car seats.
It is probably true that children are safer in rear-facing car seats.
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