I don’t accept the “proof” from either side in this argument. Argument from authority is weak; now if someone were to cite a study on the effects of wifi signals on the electromagnetic fields put bodies generate then it wouldn’t matter if they were educated or a layman.
Hi there, English teacher here. I teach on logical fallacies and such. It seems like you’re a little confused on what constitutes the “argument from authority” fallacy. If I say that I have an English degree, that makes me an authority in some things (grammar, logic, literature, etc.) but not in other things (math, science, music theory, etc.) and thus I can help with things in those categories I am an expert in, and my advice would be helpful, sound, and authoritative. However, if I try to offer advice on some other field just based on the fact that I have a college degree, I would be committing the “argument from authority” fallacy.
So someone who has a doctorate in electrical engineering is someone who I assume would be an authority in non-ionizing electromagnetic waves.
It would be a fallacy if the expert in this example has a PhD in, say, microbiology. Hope this helps!
So someone who has a doctorate in electrical engineering is someone who I assume would be an authority in non-ionizing electromagnetic waves.
It would be a fallacy if the expert in this example has a PhD in, say, microbiology. Hope this helps!