Argument from Final Consequence

Argument from Authority

Argument from authority, also authoritative argument and appeal to authority, is a common form of argument which may give rise to a logical fallacy when misused.

Description: Concluding that an idea or proposition is true or false because the consequences of it being true or false are desirable or undesirable. The fallacy lies in the fact that the desirability is not related to the truth value of the idea or proposition. This comes in two forms: the positive and negative.