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Appeal to Authority

When one appeals to authority, it simply means that one affirms that a proposition is true in virtue of it being uttered by an authority. This fallacy typically pervasive within any domain wherein there are experts who publicly profess their opinions.

Example: "The carnivore diet is healthy because Paul Saladino concluded this after years of researching diet!"

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