Appeal to authority is a fallacy of defective induction, where it is argued that a statement is correct because the statement is made by a person or source that is commonly regarded as authoritative. The most general structure of this argument is Source A says that p is true. Source A is...
这种咄咄逼人的做法反映了一种将论证视为一种竞争或战斗的观点,其目标是“得分”和“击败对手”。批评论证的(过度)对抗性做法的作者包括(Moulton 1983;Gilbert 1994;Rooney 2012;Hundleby 2013;Bailin & Battersby 2016)。这些作者中的许多人(但不是全部)专门从女性主义的角度制定了他们的批评(见关于feminist perspe...
Appeal to Authority诉诸权威; 词组短语 诉诸权威的谬误Appeal to Authority 双语例句 1. ´Appealing to authority´ can be divided into the fallacy of ´appealing to the rela.´.. 引用权威不当或滥用权威会导致“诉诸权威”谬误。 —— 给力词典精选 ...
In short, any time that an argument contains a logical fallacy, you must reject that argument. I stand by that initial claim. However, the presence of a fallacy (or other problem with the argument) tells you nothing about the conclusion. Therefore, you must always reject the argument,...
Anargumentum ad hominemthat is a countermove against the misuse of expertise or authority by the opponent is by some authors considered as a correct use of theargumentum ad hominem.9However, the discussion is then rather directed toward gaining victory in a dispute than toward resolving the dif...
Another example of logical fallacies is the appeal to authority. The problem is that relying on expert information may be a fallacy if the information is inaccurate. False inductions are also an example of fallacy. It is also known as a "non sequitur," meaning it "does not follow." The ...
Nearly everyone will admit the premise, though. They will often explain it differently, interpret it differently, insist it has nothing to do with God. But that is exactly what the argument tries to show: that once you admit the premise of the authority of conscience, you must admit the co...
Appeal to authority False dilemma Bandwagon fallacy Appeal to ignorance Circular argument Sunk cost fallacy Appeal to pity Causal fallacy Appeal to hypocrisy Tu quoque History of the straw man fallacy One of the earliest references to the straw man argument dates to Martin Luther. In his 1520 book...
years of experience‚ or the formal degrees held by the individual making a specific claim. The converse of thisargumentis sometimes used‚ that someone does not possess authority‚ and therefore their claims must be false. (This may also be considered an ad-hominen logical fallacy – see...
Fallacies of Relevance >Appeal to Authority Explanation This fallacy occurs any time the sheer numbers of people who agree to something is used as a reason to get you to agree to it and takes the general form: When most people agree on a claim about subject S, the claim is true (normall...