> posts in pard sub a science related topic
> thinks global warming is a "leftie thing"
> believes earth is flat
> thinks bichute is more reliable than GIEC

my verdict :

you know a retard expert? do you know how funny that is?

All you said was "If the authority is literally the vast majority of the experts in the field then it is not a fallacy its just reality."

There was nothing wrong in my critique of your logic.

I was not critiquing your point.

Ok so if the vast majority of cave divers tell you not to go into eagles nest alone are you going to screech fallacy ad populum and go in anyway?

and again, the fallacy is not "appeal to authority". The fallacy is "appeal to false authority". Making an appeal to "the majority of experts" is not the same thing as "the majority of people".

"Eat this cereal because Michael Jordon says so" - Appeal to false authority

"Eat this cereal because the majority of people eat it" - Appeal to bandwagon

"Eat this cereal because the majority of experts in nutrition said it's healthy" - Valid argument. Neither appeal to false authority or appeal to bandwagon.

This post was edited by Thor123422 on May 5 2021 05:38pm

the last one is appeal to authority. unless you have statements links references from said authority

There's nothing wrong with appealing to authorities who are experts in the field you are discussing.

The issue is when you take an authority without expertise and try to use that as evidence. I.e. a religious studies phd saying evolution is false.

back it up with references or it is a fallacy

Assertion fallacy

lol