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OpenStudy (lol4112):

Medal! Can someone remind me what appeal to authority means again?

OpenStudy (frizz):

An Appeal to Authority is a fallacy with the following form: Person A is (claimed to be) an authority on subject S. Person A makes claim C about subject S. Therefore, C is true.

OpenStudy (lol4112):

Okay would if someone said "Vote for Javier!" that's an appeal to authority correct?

OpenStudy (lol4112):

what*

OpenStudy (frizz):

This link might be what you're looking for for a good explanation. http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal-to-authority.html

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