Appeal to Authority

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Logic

Foundational Lexiconexpert says so
Executive Parlancecredential leveraging
Scholarly Discourseauthority substitution
Babel ZenithArgumentum ad Verecundiam
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: /ˌɑːrɡjʊˈmentəm æd ˌverɪˈkʌndiəm/

Etymology & Meaning

Claiming something is true because an authority figure said it.

In the Boardroom

Citing a famous CEO's opinion as if it were proof.

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