One may rightly be suspicious of institutional authorities' definition of "appeal to authority" as logical fallacy due merely to a conflict of interest -- particularly when we have before us the stark raving authoritative denunciation of cold fusion held by "99% of authorities". Toward this end, I direct your attention to the origin of the modern notion of "appeal to authority" as logical fallacy:
"When men are established in any kind of dignity, it is thought a breach of 'modesty' for others to derogate any way from it, and question the authority of men who are in possession of it." http://books.google.com/books?id=ZF0XAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA446&lpg=PA446 On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > a.ashfield <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> "The extreme temperature in both hemispheres are caused by global warming. >> Many people opposed to climatology fail to realize that." >> >> Jed, this is a figment of post normal science. There is absolutely no >> proof for what you say >> and I have been following it for years. > > > This is your opinion versus the expertise of 99% of climatologists. I > cannot judge but I suppose they are right and you are wrong. Before anyone > says otherwise, let me point out that is NOT an appeal to authority. See: > > http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal-to-authority.html > > > >> Even the UK Met Office (ever ready to knock back climate >> alarmism) says: >> >> “Climate change happens on a global scale, and weather happens at a local >> scale. Climate scientists have been saying that for quite a while. >> >> “It’s impossible to say that these storms are more intense because of >> climate change.” >> > > Whereas the Japanese Meteorologic Agency just said this storm probably is > a direct effect of global warming. I expect they are right. > >
