Appeal To Expert Opinion Arguments From Authority - Douglas Walton

A New Pragmatic Approach, Based On The Latest Developments In Argumentation Theory, Analyzing Appeal To Expert Opinion As A Form Of Argument.reliance On Authority Has Always Been A Common Recourse In Argumentation, Perhaps Never More So Than Today In Our Highly Technological Society When Knowledge Has Become So Specializedas Manifested, For Instance, In The Frequent Appearance Of Expert Witnesses In Courtrooms. When Is An Appeal To The Opinion Of An Expert A Reasonable Type Of Argument To Make, And When Does It Become A Fallacy? This Book Provides A Method For The Evaluation Of These Appeals In Everyday Argumentation.specialized Domains Of Knowledge Such As Science, Medicine, Law, And Government Policy Have Gradually Taken Over As The Basis On Which Many Of Our Rational Decisions Are Made Daily.