Which statement is an example of an appeal to authority fallacy?(1 point)

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This Olympic athlete personally uses our weighted blanket and says it is a scientifically advanced product.
This Olympic athlete personally uses our weighted blanket and says it is a scientifically advanced product.

Anyone who says our weighted blankets are ineffective clearly believes that getting good sleep is unnecessary.
Anyone who says our weighted blankets are ineffective clearly believes that getting good sleep is unnecessary.

You can either buy our weighted blanket or resign yourself to tossing and turning every night.
You can either buy our weighted blanket or resign yourself to tossing and turning every night.

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The statement that is an example of an appeal to authority fallacy is:

This Olympic athlete personally uses our weighted blanket and says it is a scientifically advanced product.

This is because it relies on the authority of an Olympic athlete to support the claim about the product, rather than presenting scientific evidence or reasoning.