• Feathercrown@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Argument from authority (logic is an authority and we do not recognize its mandate to rule on this website)

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      8 days ago

      Good joke: irrational people on this website certainly don’t recognize much.

      An argument from authority is a form of argument in which the opinion of an authority figure (or figures) who lacks relevant expertise is used as evidence to support an argument.

      Logic is the study of methods for evaluating whether the premises of an argument adequately support its conclusion.

      Definition doesn’t apply: logic isn’t “an authority” capable of bearing “opinion” or “expertise”.