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appeal to authority

appeal to authority noun: deeming an assertion to be true because of the position or the authority of the person asserting it.

Noun

appeal to authority (plural appeals to authority)

  1. (rhetoric) Deeming an assertion to be true because of the position or the authority of the person asserting it.

Forms of appeal to authority

pluralappeals to authority

Questions about appeal to authority

What does appeal to authority mean?
Appeal to authority means deeming an assertion to be true because of the position or the authority of the person asserting it.
What part of speech is appeal to authority?
Appeal to authority is a noun.
What is the plural of appeal to authority?
The plural of appeal to authority is appeals to authority.

Words near appeal to authority in the dictionary

  1. appeachments
  2. appeal
  3. appeal court
  4. appeal courts
  5. appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober
  6. appeal to authority
  7. appeal to emotion
  8. appeal to motive
  9. appeal to nature
  10. appeal to the stone
  11. appealability

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