If a person accepts a claim on the say-so of an alleged witness or authority and there is good reason to believe that the alleged witness or authority is biased, then the person commits the fallacy of inappropriate appeal to authority.

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Accepting a claim based solely on the testimony of a biased witness or authority, without considering the bias, is an example of the fallacy of inappropriate appeal to authority, as it undermines the credibility and reliability of the information.

If a Person Accepts a Claim on the Say-So of an Alleged