[extropy-chat] Appeal to Authority

[BillK]

On 3/16/06, Amara Graps wrote:
> I'm surprised you didn't find good information on it. Appeal to
> Authority is one of the logical fallacies. If you Google that
> ("fallacies argument") it comes up. Here's one of the first that pops up:
> http://www.intrepidsoftware.com/fallacy/toc.php  Is this too 'light'?
>


Stephen's Guide to the Logical Fallacies mentioned above by Amara is excellent.

Another by Dr. Michael C. Labossiere is
<http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal-to-authority.html>


BillK