Examples Of Appeals To Authority

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Appeals to authority goes both ways. It can be strong, or it can be weak. We often believe anything when it comes statements said by the authority. Which can be positive or negative. For example when it comes to the weather channel. We as viewers believe the newscasters will tell us what kind of weather we are going to have this week. We know that the newscaster knows more about the weather then we do. Because of this we listen and plan ahead by what they claim in the upcoming week. This is often strong, but there are situations that can occur in the news. People make mistakes, and sometimes at certain points we as people need to follow our own instincts rather then authority. Not every newscaster is experienced and knows how to