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

Question

•You can either buy our weighted blanket or resign yourself to tossing and turning every night.
•Anyone who says our weighted blankets are ineffective clearly believes that getting good sleep is unnecessary.
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• This Olympic athlete personally uses our weighted blanket and says it is a scientifically advanced product.

Answer 1

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 an appeal to authority because it relies on the endorsement of an Olympic athlete to validate the effectiveness of the weighted blanket, rather than providing scientific evidence or data.