That’s incorrect, this isn’t talking about what the masses believe but what actual experts and legal scholars and courts are overwhelmingly saying. That fallacy doesn’t apply to a judge’s rulings.

[+] solsangraal@lemmy.zip -64 points 3 months ago (1 children)

actual experts and legal scholars and courts are overwhelmingly saying.

wow, "overwhelmingly saying" i guess what they say must be true then LOL

argumentum ad populum

[–] cron@feddit.org 40 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No.

Your fallacy would apply to something like

80 percent of Americans believe that ...

But not to

Judges from all over the world came to the conclusion ...

The whole thing this fallacy is trying to explain is that you should ask the experts, not the general population.

[+] solsangraal@lemmy.zip -34 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

lol "judge = expert"

thank you for supporting the infallible not-bullshit authority on all things truth of the honorable judge aileen cannon

fucking /s

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Did anyone claim that all judges are correct? No. You’re strawmanning the issue. Going from one incorrect fallacy to another.

And who do YOU think should best be qualified to determine whether a law is broken or not…except a judge? Or the consensus of judges?

[–] cron@feddit.org 9 points 3 months ago

I have absolutely no idea what aileen cannon has to to with the fallacy you mentioned. Maybe you posted your reply to the wrong thread.