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I have, including in the post that you quoted.

My definition comes from an academic, peer-reviewed source. It's not wrong.

1e DMG. I don't have it in front of me, but he brings this up several times in different contexts. First of all is the general GMing...

Well, I think your "proper definition" is silly. I learned a few nuclear decay sequences in high school physics. I learned that the...

"You appeal to authority if you back up your reasoning by saying that it is supported by what some authority says on the subject. Most...

All the time, huh? With 5% chance of dying every time? Or every 30 feet? I don't really believe you, but whatever.

I'm sure you appreciate the irony here - what makes that definition authoritative? And suppose that it is authoritative, @FrogReaver and...

1) Sure, a series of them...like in combat. Of course, even then, players can decide to retreat; I can't decide to not fall. 2) Any...

No, that's not quite right; it's a fallacy when one appeals to an authority that lacks expertise in the matter being discussed...like...

For sure. My first post indicated that I am sure there are players that love it when their characters die this way.

Character death due to arbitrary roll is not high-stakes, though; it's random crap. In fact, character death is the least imaginative...

You are the one referring to "supposed" experts. Do you think that the rules of Burning Wheel are only "supposedly" authoritative on...

Because why not? The characters are traveling. We should assume all sorts of things they do while traveling. Foraging and hunting would...

Just included both comments that relate to each other in the above quote. You're 100% correct - reaching the summoning in time is not...

An appeal to authority is fallacious in the case where the authority isn't a credible responder to the question being asked. The...