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Appeal to authority
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RE: Appeal to authority
February 13, 2019 at 7:40 am
(February 13, 2019 at 5:43 am)Der/die AtheistIn Wrote: It's the fallacy that something must be true, because an authority figure or expert sais so. I've been hearing this fallacy quite a lot and don't remember it being used to prove points which I personally believe to be true. Could it be, that the people trying to convince others of this point of view have a difficult time themselves believing their own claims? Faints


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Appeal to authority

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Appeal to authority - by Der/die AtheistIn - February 13, 2019 at 5:43 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by Belacqua - February 13, 2019 at 6:22 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by Gawdzilla Sama - February 13, 2019 at 7:40 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by Dr H - February 13, 2019 at 6:03 pm
RE: Appeal to authority - by Gawdzilla Sama - February 13, 2019 at 7:39 pm
RE: Appeal to authority - by Neo-Scholastic - February 14, 2019 at 9:50 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by Brian37 - February 13, 2019 at 8:30 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by Belacqua - February 13, 2019 at 9:05 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by Brian37 - February 13, 2019 at 10:03 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by polymath257 - February 13, 2019 at 8:08 pm
RE: Appeal to authority - by Belacqua - February 14, 2019 at 12:50 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by Grandizer - February 14, 2019 at 3:56 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by Belacqua - February 14, 2019 at 5:02 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by Grandizer - February 14, 2019 at 7:34 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by Belacqua - February 14, 2019 at 8:20 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by polymath257 - February 14, 2019 at 10:13 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by Belacqua - February 14, 2019 at 8:00 pm
RE: Appeal to authority - by polymath257 - February 14, 2019 at 10:40 pm
RE: Appeal to authority - by Der/die AtheistIn - February 13, 2019 at 10:33 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by Brian37 - February 13, 2019 at 10:38 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by LastPoet - February 13, 2019 at 12:32 pm
RE: Appeal to authority - by Abaddon_ire - February 13, 2019 at 6:32 pm
RE: Appeal to authority - by Brian37 - February 13, 2019 at 6:33 pm
RE: Appeal to authority - by Rahn127 - February 14, 2019 at 4:59 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by Peebo-Thuhlu - February 14, 2019 at 8:18 pm
RE: Appeal to authority - by Belacqua - February 15, 2019 at 2:24 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by polymath257 - February 15, 2019 at 8:58 am
RE: Appeal to authority - by bennyboy - February 14, 2019 at 11:59 pm

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