(argumentum ad verecundiam)"; //Appeal to Authority include "header.inc"; ?> Definition: Examples:
  1. Noted psychologist Dr. Frasier Crane recommends that you buy the EZ-Rest Hot Tub.
  2. Economist John Kenneth Galbraith argues that a tight money policy s the best cure for a recession. (Although Galbraith is an expert, not all economists agree on this point.)
  3. We are headed for nuclear war. Last week Ronald Reagan remarked that we begin bombing Russia in five minutes. (Of course, he said it as a joke during a microphone test.)
  4. My friend heard on the news the other day that Canada will declare war on Serbia. (This is a case of hearsay; in fact, the reporter said that Canada would not declare war.)
  5. The Ottawa Citizen reported that sales were up 5.9 percent this year. (This is hearsay; we are not n a position to check the Citizen's sources.)
Proof: References: 26 May 1995 / 06 January 1996