FALLACY OF FALSE AUTHORITY: The logical fallacy of arguing that something is "correct" or "true" because an "expert" in an unrelated area says so. This is commonly used by both advertisers, politicians, and anyone who relies on their Uncle Clyde for the "correct" answers to all controversial issues. Not that I mean to belittle Uncle Clyde, who is a really nice man and an excellent barber, but he's just not an expert on economic policies. See also | fallacy | economic policies | advertising | fallacy of division | fallacy of composition | fallacy of false cause | fallacy of mass appeal | fallacy of personal attack | normative economics | positive economics | normative economics | positive economics |
