 EXAMPLE 18 expanded to satisfy the criteria for a convincing argument from authority:  1. Einstein (A) is a credible authority on nuclear weapons (D).  2. Einstein (A) asserted that the stockpiling of nuclear weapons would precipitate “destruction even more terrible than the present destruction of life” (X), which implies that we should not stockpile nuclear weapons (T).  3. Einstein (A) can be trusted and questions about stockpiling nuclear weapons (T) are questions about nuclear weapons (D).  4. The claim that we should not stockpile nuclear weapons (T) is consistent with what other experts on nuclear weapons (D) assert.  5. Einstein’s (A’s) assertion that we should not stockpile nuclear weapons (T) is based on evidence.  6. (Therefore) We should not stockpile nuclear weapons (T). 