Sentences with phrase «on argument from authority»

It seems, rather, to rely too heavily on an argument from authority.

Not exact matches

His argument seems to hinge on the idea that capital punishment is so extreme and so different from all other punishments that it necessarily falls in the category of «high justice»» an attempt to «balance the cosmic books»» an authority which the state can not rightly wield.

On his side, all the arguments were drawn from Thomas and his expositors; on mine, they were drawn from Scripture; naturally, limited to the lesser source of authority, I was at a disadvantagOn his side, all the arguments were drawn from Thomas and his expositors; on mine, they were drawn from Scripture; naturally, limited to the lesser source of authority, I was at a disadvantagon mine, they were drawn from Scripture; naturally, limited to the lesser source of authority, I was at a disadvantage.

Brigitte: I think the above quote from Wikipedia on «Argument from Authority» summarizes the point quite well.

But the Opposition used that argument on live exports this week to gain leverage with the new Nationals minister David Littleproud, to make demands on trying to reverse relocation of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority from Canberra to Armidale in northern NSW, asking that decision also be reviewed.

Democracy is hard to quantify, so I am trying an argument from authority and base my answers on the assessments of an organization which knows far more about politics and did far more research than me.

«There is a strong argument that the enforcement role of Local Authorities has been neglected in the past and should take much greater prominence from now on.

The arguments and questions from the justices focused primarily on school funding, supervisory authority, local accountability, and the ability for charter school teachers to collectively bargain.

Here, «it was very well known» and «proved by countless experiments» and the general «handwave to the past authority of Arrhenius / Tyndall / Fourier», enough to «prove they were right», while refusing to fetch any of these claimed empirical studies — those denying the Dogma were being successfully marginalised further by this wave of supercilious blocking of arguments from AGWs all the while they were hypocrically proclaiming their repulsion to the blocking of discussion on the science and objecting to the malpractices such as hiding open access of data.

(also reflect on what argument from authority and espousing «consensus» really are; tools)

If you stay, try asking and commenting on other than shallow circular analysis of what constitutes straw man, argument from authority and scientific consensus.

First, and aside from the fact that somebody with pink hair isn't asking to be taken seriously as an authority on global matters... This is one scientist, in a novel field of questionable quality, with one unpublished, un-peer-reviewed, argument.

His scientific position relies heavily on what is known as the Argument From Authority.

According to the ABC, there's no need to seek evidence (or to interview dissenting voices) when you can rely on the argument from such an unimpeachable authority.

Even if one ignores any political bias the leadership of these organizations may have, their statements on climate science have simply become «arguments from authority» and hence carry no scientific validity.

likeithot - Your most recent reply contains several logical fallacies, namely Argument from Authority (while Lindzen is a climate scientist, he is in a distinct and tiny minority on his views, with multiple papers debunked), Red Herrings (eugenics), the Argument from Uncertainty regarding the maturity of the field.

The post from Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog reports on yesterday's Supreme Court argument in which the state of Arizona and the federal government argued for — and got Justices supporting — the broad proposition that police who encounter someone in a public place should have the authority to frisk that individual any time they fear he may be «armed and dangerous,» even if they have no suspicion that any crime has been or is being committed.

and Semelhago v. Paramadevan [1996] 2 S.C.R. 415: For which see Siebrasse's critique, which interestingly quotes from oral argument an exchange between Gonthier J and John Swan as counsel., where the court's decision was based on a line of reasoning and authorities that were found nowhere in the appellant's or respondent's factums and were never canvassed in oral argument.

The Eighth Circuit panel recognized that Pfizer might have had better luck with its argument in other jurisdictions, and on two occasions the panel questioned why the district court had cited only other Eastern District authority and not any authority from other jurisdictions.

An immigration judge rejected this argument citing the fact that the appellant had not lived with her adoptive parents on a full - time basis, that they had already demonstrated their willingness and ability to make arrangements for her care and education in India, and there was nothing preventing the adoptive parents from making a formal application to adopt the appellant from within the UK by undertaking the steps necessary to obtain an assessment of their suitability from their local authority in accordance with the Adoption and Children Act 2002.

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