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Nickhael De Guzman
Paul Andrew Magbitang
Appeal to Unqualified Authority
A common variation of the typical Appeal to Authority fallacy is an Appeal to an Unnamed Authority. This fallacy is also known as an Appeal to an Unqualified Authority.
This fallacy is committed when a person asserts that a claim is true because an expert or authority makes the claim and the person does not actually identify the expert. Since the expert is not named or identified, there is no way to tell if the person is actually an expert. Unless the person is identified and has his expertise established, there is no reason to accept the claim.
This sort of reasoning is not unusual. Typically, the person making the argument will say things like "I have a book that says...", or "they say...", or "the experts say...", or "scientists believe that...", or "I read in the paper.." or "I saw on TV..." or some similar statement. in such cases the person is often hoping that the listener(s) will simply accept the unidentified source as a legitimate authority and believe the claim being made. If a person accepts the claim simply because they accept the unidentified source as an expert (without good reason to do so), he has fallen prey to this fallacy.
This fallacy is a variety of the argument from authority and occurs when the cited authority or witness lacks credibility. There are 3 areas where discredibilty might occur (1) no expertise, (2) misplace authority, and (3) overlooking biased
Example:
Dr. Bradshaw, our family physician, has stated that the creation of muonic atoms of deterium and tritium hold the key to producing a sustained nuclear fusion reaction at room temp. In view of Dr. Bradshaw's expertise as a physician, we must conclude that this is indeed true.
This version of the fallacy deceives us by manipulating our passions, in this case the fact that celebrities are people we identify with and look up to. In the United States, we have an unhealthy
Nickhael De Guzman
Paul Andrew Magbitang
Appeal to Unqualified Authority
A common variation of the typical Appeal to Authority fallacy is an Appeal to an Unnamed Authority. This fallacy is also known as an Appeal to an Unqualified Authority.
This fallacy is committed when a person asserts that a claim is true because an expert or authority makes the claim and the person does not actually identify the expert. Since the expert is not named or identified, there is no way to tell if the person is actually an expert. Unless the person is identified and has his expertise established, there is no reason to accept the claim.
This sort of reasoning is not unusual. Typically, the person making the argument will say things like "I have a book that says...", or "they say...", or "the experts say...", or "scientists believe that...", or "I read in the paper.." or "I saw on TV..." or some similar statement. in such cases the person is often hoping that the listener(s) will simply accept the unidentified source as a legitimate authority and believe the claim being made. If a person accepts the claim simply because they accept the unidentified source as an expert (without good reason to do so), he has fallen prey to this fallacy.
This fallacy is a variety of the argument from authority and occurs when the cited authority or witness lacks credibility. There are 3 areas where discredibilty might occur (1) no expertise, (2) misplace authority, and (3) overlooking biased
Example:
Dr. Bradshaw, our family physician, has stated that the creation of muonic atoms of deterium and tritium hold the key to producing a sustained nuclear fusion reaction at room temp. In view of Dr. Bradshaw's expertise as a physician, we must conclude that this is indeed true.
This version of the fallacy deceives us by manipulating our passions, in this case the fact that celebrities are people we identify with and look up to. In the United States, we have an unhealthy