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Originally Posted by JayUtah
If that is correct, then mugaliens' post is not a fallacy, since he's claiming expertise in the use and interpretation of FLIR equipment. That's legitimate authority.
It is. But the problem is that Mugaliens is dismissing the legitimate authority of others who disagree with him, arguing that it is an appeal to authority and appeals to authority are categorically fallacious. In other words, Mugaliens' acceptance of authority correlates more with whether the expert opinion supports his claims rather than whether it's legitimately applied.
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Ah yes, I see. I missed the irony there (in Serenitude's post).
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...that's the aptly-named Fallacy Fallacy.
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First coined by Major Major Major Major, no doubt.