Logical Fallacies
Fallacy Directory
A comprehensive database of logical fallacies with examples from religious debates.
Logic
1 fallacies
Definition
Using an authority figure's opinion as evidence, especially when they're not an expert in the relevant field.
Example
""A famous actor said vaccines are dangerous, so it must be true.""
Religious Example
""Famous scientist X believed in God, therefore God exists.""
How to Respond
""What matters is the evidence itself, not who believes it. Even experts can be wrong, and their expertise may not apply here.""