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appeal to anonymous authority - insisting something is true because an unnamed expert, study, or generalized group (like 'scientists') say it's true.

09:56: appeal to anonymous authority

- insisting something is true because an unnamed expert, study, or generalized group (like 'scientists') say it's true.
: Some experts say you can test too much, without specifying who says that.

12:55: appeal to anonymous authority

- insisting something is true because an unnamed expert, study, or generalized group (like 'scientists') say it's true.
: Many world leaders have praised Trump's COVID response, without specifying who those world leaders are.

1:00:57: appeal to anonymous authority

- insisting something is true because an unnamed expert, study, or generalized group (like 'scientists') say it's true.
: The biggest analysts are saying the market's fate rests entirely with Trump, without specifying which analysts are saying that.^[15]

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