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Appeal to authority is a fallacy.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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2 sources for · 4 against

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Is it true that appeal to authority is a fallacy?

Partly. Sources disagree on whether appeal to authority is always a fallacy: some logic texts and studies list it as a fallacy, while others argue it is often a legitimate or non-fallacious form of argument. The evidence covers only partial, qualified versions of the blanket claim.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 2 sources for, 4 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 2
Introduction to Logic
1990
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Copi, I. M. & Cohen, C. (1990). Introduction to Logic. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=UnIbAQAAMAAJ&dq=Appeal+to+authority+is+a+fallacy.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Evidence against · 4
Argument from authority - Wikipedia
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Argument from authority - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority

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Fallacies in English Department Students’ Claims: A Rhetorical Analysis of Critical Thinking
2015
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Indah, R. N. & Kusuma, A. W. (2015). Fallacies in English Department Students’ Claims: A Rhetorical Analysis of Critical Thinking. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.17977/jph.v3i4.4847

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There is no Fallacy of Arguing from Authority
1995
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There is no Fallacy of Arguing from Authority. (1995). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.22329/il.v17i3.2424

Appeal to expert opinion : arguments from authority
1997
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N, W. D. (1997). Appeal to expert opinion : arguments from authority. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/appealtoexpertop0000walt

Epistemic and deontic authority in the argumentum ad verecundiam
2019
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Epistemic and deontic authority in the argumentum ad verecundiam. (2019). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1075/ps.16051.kos

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