Flying Squid to politics @lemmy.world • 11 months agoWhopping 91% of Fox News Viewers Believe Trump Has Not Committed Federal Crimes, But Only 42% Support Him In The Primarywww.mediaite.comexternal-linkmessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1724
arrow-up1724external-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 @lemmy.world • 11 months agomessage-square94fedilink
minus-square@pm_boobs_send_nudes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•11 months 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@yuunlink2•edit-211 months 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.