
20. The Appeal to Authority Fallacy | Critical Thinking for Teens
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Today starts a new mini-series on a type of fallacy called Appeals. First up, is an Appeal to Authority, and how to recognize a legitimate appeal to authority and a faulty appeal to authority.
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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