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argument from authority: a standalone construct

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Argumentation theory

a defeasible argument that relies on what an expert source asserts, evaluated through critical questions about the expert.

In argumentation theory, argument from authority refers to a defeasible argument that relies on what an expert source asserts, evaluated through critical questions about the expert. This meaning comes from Walton (1997) in Appeal to expert opinion.[1]

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appeal2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs argument3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs authority4 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Walton, D. N. (1997). Appeal to expert opinion. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 9780271016955

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