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appeals to authority

appeals to authority is the plural of appeal to authority.

Meaning of appeal to authority

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.

Questions about appeals to authority

What is appeals to authority the plural of?
Appeals to authority is the plural of appeal to authority.

Words near appeals to authority in the dictionary

  1. appealls
  2. appeals
  3. appeals court
  4. appeals courts
  5. appeals from Philip drunk to Philip sober
  6. appeals to authority
  7. appeals to emotion
  8. appeals to nature
  9. appear
  10. appear in the Gazette
  11. appear'd

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