appeal to authority
appeal to authority · appeals to authority
Deeming an assertion to be true because of the position or the authority of the person…Deeming an assertion to be true because of the position or the authority of the person asserting it.
Meaning
1 senses(rhetoric)Deeming an assertion to be true because of the position or the authority of the person asserting it.
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: appeals to authority| Singular | appeal to authority |
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irregular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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