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Meaning of appeal to authority | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

rhetoric

Equivalents

Français argument d'autorité
Português apelo à autoridade

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

appeal to emotion appeal to motive appeal to nature appeal to the stone appeal, writ appealability

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