We fall into a fallacious appeal to authority when we…
A) Judge the authority's credentials to be good
B) Respect science and its methods
C) Think that just because someone is an expert in one field, he or she is necessarily an expert in another
D) Doubt the results of a scientific study

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An appeal to authority becomes fallacious when we assume that expertise in one area translates to expertise in another, unrelated area. This is because being knowledgeable or an authority in one field does not automatically confer expertise in all fields.

We Fall into a Fallacious Appeal to Authority When We…