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darkstar3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-24-10 12:41 PM
Response to Reply #85
86. It becomes an argument from authority
Edited on Sat Apr-24-10 12:56 PM by darkstar3
when expert opinion is all you have to support your premise.

Premise A is grossly flawed, and any argument stemming from it will be so as well, and no help from Einstein will stop that.

ETA: Argument from authority also falls under the same heading as appeal to authority, which means it is still a fallacy to say "you should agree with me or believe me because this supposedly authoritative person on the subject says so."
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