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argument from authority

a form of defeasible argument in which a claimed authority's support is used as evidence for an argument's conclusion

en-GB/ˈɑːɡjuːmənt ˈfɹɒm ɔːˈθɒɹɪtɪ/
en-US/ˈɑɹɡjəmənt fɹəm əˈθɑɹɪti/

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