quotations related to Argument from authority. An argument from authority is a form of argument in which the opinion of an authority figure (or figures)...

Argument from analogy is a special type of inductive argument, where perceived similarities are used as a basis to infer some further similarity that...

Argument from fallacy is the formal fallacy of analyzing an argument and inferring that, since it contains a fallacy, its conclusion must be false. It...

To make an argument from silence (Latin: argumentum ex silentio) is to express a conclusion that is based on the absence of statements in historical documents...

to popularity appeal to the majority appeal to the masses argument from consensus authority of the many bandwagon fallacy common belief fallacy democratic...

The argument from morality is an argument for the existence of God. Arguments from morality tend to be based on moral normativity or moral order. Arguments...

incorrect because of being traditional. Appeal to novelty Argument from authority Argument to moderation Common sense Conservatism Herd mentality Inductive...

philosophical naturalism. Philosophy portal "And you are lynching Negroes" Argument from authority Appeal to emotion Appeal to motive The Art of Being Right Character...

An argument from anecdote is an informal logical fallacy, when an anecdote is used to draw an improper logical conclusion. The fallacy can take many forms...

Argument from ignorance (Latin: argumentum ad ignorantiam), or appeal to ignorance, is an informal fallacy where something is claimed to be true or false...

argument. Argument from authority. Someone expects another to immediately believe that a person of authority or higher knowledge is correct. Argument...

origin of an idea comes from a biased mind, then the idea itself must also be a falsehood. Appeal to authority (argument from authority, argumentum ad verecundiam)...

An argument is a series of sentences, statements, or propositions some of which are called premises and one is the conclusion. The purpose of an argument...

incorrectly, they get an electric shock. Psychology portal Argument from authority Authority bias Acali Experiment Banality of evil Belief perseverance...

opponents, Preston Brooks, on the floor of the United States Senate. Argument from authority Formal fallacy In terrorem Legal threat Might makes right Proof...

Semantic argument is a type of argument in which one fixes the meaning of a term in order to support their argument. Semantic arguments are commonly used...

problem of evil and the evidential problem of evil. The logical form of the argument tries to show a logical impossibility in the coexistence of a god and evil...

tradition – The argument that an older idea is superior Argument from authority – Fallacy in which validity is determined based on an authority's credence Association...

be considered an inverted form of argument from authority, where a person without authority disagreeing with authority is presumed incorrect prima facie...

also known as argumentum ad consequentiam (Latin for "argument to the consequence"), is an argument that concludes a hypothesis (typically a belief) to...

principal arguments in favor of the provisory answer; An argument against the provisory answer, traditionally a single argument from authority ("On the...

Smalley, for promotion of anti-evolutionary ideas. History portal Argument from authority History of the Nobel Prize Nobel Prize controversies Nobel Prize...

not guaranteed for any particular individual. It is a form of argument from authority fallacy. For actual trustworthiness, personal verification that...

authority to these truths. Contemporary defenders of the argument from morality are Graham Ward, Alister McGrath and William Lane Craig. The argument...

Ad nauseam is a Latin term for an argument or other discussion that has continued to the figurative point of nausea. For example, "this has been discussed...

or the horse laugh) is an informal fallacy which presents an opponent's argument as absurd, ridiculous, or humorous, and therefore not worthy of serious...

 258. ISBN 978-0-19-851744-3. Argument from authority – Fallacy in which validity is determined based on an authority's credence Chewbacca defense – Nonsensical...

(sometimes written as strawman) is the informal fallacy of refuting an argument different from the one actually under discussion, while not recognizing or acknowledging...

In argumentation theory, an argumentation scheme or argument scheme is a template that represents a common type of argument used in ordinary conversation...

expression (with the identical meaning) autòs épha (αὐτὸς ἔφα), an argument from authority made by the disciples of Pythagoras when appealing to the pronouncements...