{"id":12767,"date":"2024-06-26T14:44:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T14:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/?post_type=qa_faqs&#038;p=12767"},"modified":"2024-12-18T16:13:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T16:13:10","slug":"when-is-the-appeal-to-authority-a-fallacy","status":"publish","type":"qa_faqs","link":"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/frequently-asked-questions\/when-is-the-appeal-to-authority-a-fallacy\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the appeal to authority a fallacy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fallacious <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/reasoning\/appeal-to-authority-fallacy\/\"><strong>appeals to authority<\/strong><\/a> make the mistake of relying excessively on the endorsements of experts. 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