Appeals to authority are generally considered a(n) ____________ kind of evidence because _______________________.
A) reliable; experts know a lot about their subjects
B) reliable; experts don't want to ruin their reputations by being wrong
C) unreliable; most experts don't know what they are talking about
D) unreliable; expertise is not actually evidence

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Expertise, while valuable, does not constitute direct evidence for a claim; it represents a form of argumentation that relies on the credibility of the expert rather than on empirical or logical evidence directly supporting the argument.

Appeals to Authority Are Generally Considered A(n) ____________ Kind of Evidence