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That is what is known as well-poisoning - a fallacy.
It is pointing out that this appeal to authority has appealed to an unreliable authority.
I don't argue that the information is false. I argue that the source is notoriously unreliable, and therefore the information is not worth my consideration until another more credible source backs it up.
In logical terms, I'm not coming to a conclusion, I am rejecting a premise.