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Anyone who is hip would know what "to party" meant.
It's what cool people do.
/s
Hmm... in-group... status..
#AppealtoAuthority Fallacy?

Here’s the thing: carrey is an actor and comedian. He’s very good at both. He’s not in medicine or in a position to affect policy. Whether he is misinformed or not is of no care of mine. However, people should not look to him for medical guidance - that’s on them if they do. #appealtoauthority

You scored a try here. I did not expect the parliamentary aspect to be wheeled out. 🤣

#appealtoauthority

Deep fried Mars Bar, anyone?

#scottishabominations

Logical fallacies: Seven ways to spot a bad argument When people are trying to persuade you, they sometimes reach for tricks like the 'appeal to ignorance' or 'whataboutism' to seem more convincing.

How to spot a bad argument? The 7 most used logical fallacies, according to #BBC:

Appeal to ignorance
Ad hominem
Slippery slope
#Strawman
Appeal to authority
False dichotomy
#Whataboutism

#HowTo
#LogicalFallacies
#AppealToIgnorance
#AdHominem
#SlipperySlope
#AppealToAuthority
#FalseDichotomy

The strongest move?

Follow evidence, not just influence.

Because truth isn’t a popularity contest.

#FightDisinformation #AppealToAuthority #ThinkBeforeReacting

Not all “experts” are experts.

Appeal to Authority is when someone’s status—not evidence—is used to push a claim.

Celebrities have spread fake cures, pseudoscience, and medical misinformation, misleading millions. 🧵

#AppealToAuthority #FightDisinformation

1️⃣3️⃣ Cherry Picking – Using selective facts to mislead #CherryPicking

1️⃣4️⃣ Appeal to Tradition – Defending bad ideas because they’re “old” #AppealToTradition

1️⃣5️⃣ Appeal to Authority – Using power/status instead of evidence #AppealToAuthority
6/10

The strongest move?

Question all claims—even from “trusted” figures.

Because truth survives scrutiny—propaganda doesn’t

#FightDisinformation #AppealToAuthority #ThinkBeforeReacting

I love a good argument, but name-dropping to make a point is distracting. Just discovered the Chatham House Rule, which bans name-dropping in public discussions. This way, ideas are judged on their own merits. I like that. #ChathamHouseRules #AdHominem #AppealToAuthority #NoNameDropping

In competing quotes, Harris defends reason, while Peterson makes fallacious appeals to the Catholic Church and strangely attacks 'the rational mind.'

Here's the gist of this account: let's support reason and evidence; let's not attack 'the rational mind' and make appeals to authority. Reason is all we have.

#samharris #jordanpeterson #reason #logic #evidence #CatholicChurch #fallacy #appealtoauthority