(idea) by anomie Mon May 22 2000 at 1:25:04
A logical fallacy where the style of the presentation is taken to indicate the truth of the argument.

Example: "He uses so many big words and Latin phrases, he must know what he's talking about."

To prove the fallacy, show that the style of the argument has no bearing on the truth of the proposition.

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