The link I provided (here) does not contain the string “valid” as of 01:43 1/22/2012 Phoenix, Arizona time.
That is more than a tad disingenuous. You seem to be trying to claim that because the string ‘valid’ is not present in the text the clear meaning of the text cannot be that arguments from authority can be valid. I hope you agree that this sounds silly if made explicit. Things that are present in article are the phrase ‘statistical syllogism’ and the inclusion of “Fallacious appeals to authority” as a whole seperate subsection. That section opens by explaining:
Fallacious arguments from authority often are the result of failing to meet at least one of the two conditions from the previous section.
… This is an explanation of how fallacious arguments from authority differ from valid ones.
What is does say is:
Although certain classes of argument from authority do on occasion constitute strong inductive arguments, arguments from authority are commonly used in a fallacious manner.
That is more than a tad disingenuous. You seem to be trying to claim that because the string ‘valid’ is not present in the text the clear meaning of the text cannot be that arguments from authority can be valid. I hope you agree that this sounds silly if made explicit. Things that are present in article are the phrase ‘statistical syllogism’ and the inclusion of “Fallacious appeals to authority” as a whole seperate subsection. That section opens by explaining:
… This is an explanation of how fallacious arguments from authority differ from valid ones.
Yes, this is exactly my position.