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by __ddd__
3373 days ago
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It just means the authority is relevant. If you pull out Merriam Webster in an argument about the meaning of the term "racism", you are appealing to authority, which is a logical fallacy. Appealing to authority is a logical shortcut, like any other fallacy, and in a way can be thought of as memoization. Every single logical fallacy has an efficient purpose, but departs from pure logic. |
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