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relevance:authority:index [22.08.26, 08:09:50] – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation sascharelevance:authority:index [26.08.26, 08:12:59] (current) – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation sascha
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 ===== Reversed appeal to authority ===== ===== Reversed appeal to authority =====
  
-A variant of the //appeal to authority// argument is to reject a position simply because it does not come from an expert. This can take the form of an [[rhetoric:red_herrings:ad_hominem:index|ad hominem]] argument.+A variant of the //appeal to authority// argument is to reject a position simply because it does not come from an expert. This can take the form of an [[relevance:ad_hominem:index|ad hominem]] argument.
  
 In this form, //expertness// is usually defined solely in terms of formal professional training or reputation. An example would be a statement like the following: In this form, //expertness// is usually defined solely in terms of formal professional training or reputation. An example would be a statement like the following:
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 ===== See also ===== ===== See also =====
  
-  * [[rhetoric:red_herrings:ad_hominem:guit_by_association:index|Guilt by association]]+  * [[relevance:ad_hominem:guit_by_association:index|Guilt by association]]
   * [[relevance:authority:false_authority:index|(Appeal to a) false authority]]   * [[relevance:authority:false_authority:index|(Appeal to a) false authority]]
  

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