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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.
wow, "overwhelmingly saying" i guess what they say must be true then LOL
argumentum ad populum
No.
Your fallacy would apply to something like
But not to
The whole thing this fallacy is trying to explain is that you should ask the experts, not the general population.
lol "judge = expert"
thank you for supporting the infallible not-bullshit authority on all things truth of the honorable judge aileen cannon
fucking /s
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?
if only we held the US government to the same standards as we do randos on lemmy...
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.