An Appeal to Unsuitable Authority Is

question 4

Multiple Choice

An appeal to unsuitable authority is

• A) A fallacy of irrelevance.
• B) A particular version of the fallacy of petitio principii.
• C) Occurs when there is no good reason to think this authority is an expert on the issue.
• D) Both a and c.

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Definitions:

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Cost Method

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SPE

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Primary Beneficiary

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