Appeals to authority are by definition fallacious, YOU FOOL!!!
(You're not allowed to insult me back. Turn the other cheek and bring it closer to your monitor so I can strike you. lol jk, paesan. I'm just winding you Xies up.)
Actually appeals to authority, strictly defined, are instances where the validity of the claim being made is justified solely or primarily on the appeal to authority. If an appeal to authority is simply a circumstantial part of the case, or an additional piece of evidence, it's not a fallacy.
(You're not allowed to insult me back. Turn the other cheek and bring it closer to your monitor so I can strike you. lol jk, paesan. I'm just winding you Xies up.)
Actually appeals to authority, strictly defined, are instances where the validity of the claim being made is justified solely or primarily on the appeal to authority. If an appeal to authority is simply a circumstantial part of the case, or an additional piece of evidence, it's not a fallacy.
