"Appeal to authority" is a commonly employed fallacy used in advertising. An example of this is the toothpaste ad that claims "9 out of 10 dentists
recommend our brand." The audience is not shown any evidence that this particular product is better than any other, they are only told that
authority figures recommend it. ...continue reading "Appeal to Authority"
Category: Logical Fallacies
False Balance
Besides the problem of news reports of dubious veracity, there is also the problem of real news being presented in a misleading way. One of these practices - false balance - is often used to skew people's opinions, make something seem more controversial than they really are, or present a side of an argument that has no evidential support as equal to another position.