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Falsehoods & Distortions
appeal to compromised authority - insisting something is true because an expert on the issue says it's true, when that expert has a vested interest in the outcome.
55:00: appeal to compromised authority - insisting something is true because an expert on the issue says it's true, when that expert has a vested interest in the outcome. : Half of the "group of national security experts," who have concerns with Sanders also have ties to military contractors.[4]
20:42: appeal to compromised authority - insisting something is true because an expert on the issue says it's true, when that expert has a vested interest in the outcome. : The "National Federation of Independent Business" is actually a lobbying group funded in part by Crossroads GPS and the Koch brothers.[5]
08:45: appeals to compromised authority - insisting something is true because an expert on the issue says it's true, when that expert has a vested interest in the outcome. : The Everglades Trust donates largely to Republicans, including $250,000 to the Florida GOP this year.[1][2]