The phrase "authority argument" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in discussions or analyses where the legitimacy or credibility of a claim is based on the authority of the person making it.
Example: "In her essay, she presented an authority argument by citing renowned experts in the field to support her thesis."
Alternatives: "appeal to authority" or "argument from authority".
Now 41 years on, in the age of disruption, anti-politics and digital assaults upon authority, arguments only suffer by association with the establishment.
Other authors do not go this far, but informal logic has, since its inception, evolved in a way that places less emphasis on the traditional fallacies, and more on the identification of cogent appeals to authority, arguments by analogy, and other schemes or argument, and on the general issues that arise in the construction of good arguments.
Secretary Paulson also invoked a lack-of-legal-authority argument in a speech last month to explain Lehman's demise.
Nonetheless, it accepted the authorities' argument that they have a legitimate need to analyze such information, and that this need can override individuals' right to privacy.
Mr. Ishii said Mr. Asahara's books and other material are again prominently displayed, buttressing the authorities' argument that Mr. Asahara remains in control of the cult.
His characterization of the ad verecundiam is considered the locus classicus of appeal-to-authority arguments.
Between anarchy and authority falls argument, and the arguments, even the seemingly remote ones, are always where the cool (if not truly, Plutonianly cold) stuff can be found.
In a later interview, Ms. Meyland disputed the authority's argument that its water is contaminated with chlorides.
The panel, which considers requests for exemptions to the city's zoning code, also rejected the authority's argument that because it is a state agency, its property is exempt from local ordinances.
That is, the appeal to age and authority in arguments, and shutting down opponents from the youth, is testament to a patriarchal culture, and an obsession with hierarchies and traditions.
