Shiny Objects You Will Soon Be Seeing

[jberryhill]

16. I am not a psychic

However, just as in science there are tell tale signs of scientific bullshit (perpetual motion schemes, free energy, etc.), there are common scenarios that rely on people's misunderstanding of law to sell legal bullshit.

Here is Carl Sagan's baloney detection kit:

https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/03/baloney-detection-kit-carl-sagan/

In the legal context, though, the "argument from authority" is a valid argument, provided that the "authority" is a statute, rule, or constitutional provision as interpreted and applied by a relevant court.