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Originally Posted by jbduke
Look, I'm not trying to get into a ****ing match here. I just think it's interesting that you made your argument--an argument that some found compelling, some not so much--and then when you didn't convince everybody, you begged the question.
And now you've committed another fallacy, the appeal to authority. It's a mighty fancy appeal to be sure, but one that is nevertheless lacking in argumentative force.
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Well, if you are going to jump into accusations of fallacies, you should make sure you understand them completely.
There is nothing wrong with an appeal to authority, and that is not a logical fallacy.
The fallacy is a
False appeal to authority, where either the authority in question is not an authority, or there is no agreement amongst authorities about the issue.
Lets go to the rulebook!
http://www.nizkor.org/features/falla...authority.html
Well, A rulebook anyway.
Of course, some might say that referencing a source is a appeal to authority!