Flying Squid to politics • 2 years agoWhopping 91% of Fox News Viewers Believe Trump Has Not Committed Federal Crimes, But Only 42% Support Him In The Primarywww.mediaite.comexternal-linkmessage-square93arrow-up1724arrow-down126
arrow-up1698arrow-down1external-linkWhopping 91% of Fox News Viewers Believe Trump Has Not Committed Federal Crimes, But Only 42% Support Him In The Primarywww.mediaite.comFlying Squid to politics • 2 years agomessage-square93
minus-square@pm_boobs_send_nudeslink-22•2 years agoI mean, that’s an appeal to authority (one of the well known fallacies). Not saying these people are smart, but that logic doesn’t make sense. There was some nobel prize winning scientist who literally claimed white people were genetically superior to blacks. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46856779 You get the idea…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•edit-22 years agoAppeal to authority isn’t a fallacy if it’s a relevant authority, though. The US federal courts are a pretty dang relevant authority on US federal crimes.
I mean, that’s an appeal to authority (one of the well known fallacies). Not saying these people are smart, but that logic doesn’t make sense.
There was some nobel prize winning scientist who literally claimed white people were genetically superior to blacks.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46856779
You get the idea…
I was being sarcastic 😉
Appeal to authority isn’t a fallacy if it’s a relevant authority, though. The US federal courts are a pretty dang relevant authority on US federal crimes.