Appeal to Authority

A logical fallacy relying on expert claims instead of evidence.

LogicFallacyArgumentReasoning

Complexity

Current best complexity is 12:

Appeal to Authority
12
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Statistics

Discovered by
2boards
Best recipe held by
1board
First discovered
1 monthago
Crafted
2times
Made with
1recipe
Used in
3recipes

Highlights

  1. First discovered by
    Skitsboard
    · 1 month ago
  2. Lowest complexity12first held by
    Skitsboard
    · 1 month ago
  3. Last crafted by
    Acamaeda's board
    · 1 month ago
  4. Last used in a recipe by
    Skitsboard
    · 1 month ago

Appears in

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Technical information

Concept ID
239798
Color
#4b3f72
Emoji
👤/📜👑
Categories
Logic, Fallacy, Argument, Reasoning
Best complexity
12
First discovered
Jun 15, 2026, 20:49 UTC
Trademarked
No
Copyrighted
No

About "Appeal to Authority" concept

Appeal to Authority can be discovered in Concepts, categorized under Logic, Fallacy, Argument, Reasoning. A logical fallacy relying on expert claims instead of evidence.

It has been discovered by 2 boards and crafted 2 times, first appearing 1 month ago. Appeal to Authority can be created from 1 recipe, and goes on to appear as an ingredient in 3 others.

Appeal to Authority was first discovered by Skitsboard 1 month ago. They also hold the lowest-complexity recipe, at 12.

You'll find Appeal to Authority in the Logical Fallacies collection.

Related concepts worth exploring include Paradox, Tautology, Logic, Redundancy, Contradiction, Algorithm, and 6 more.

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