appeal to authority

Noun

Meaning

appeal to authority (plural appeals to authority)

(rhetoric) Deeming an assertion to be true because of the position or the authority of the person asserting it.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

objection ad hominem ipse dixit ad verecundiam

Close letter words and terms

appeal motion appeal panel appeal to appeal to emotion appeal to ignorance appeal to motive