Question

Which statement is an example of an appeal to authority fallacy?(1 point) Responses Join the millions of people around the world who have discovered the benefits of our weighted blankets. Join the millions of people around the world who have discovered the benefits of our weighted blankets. 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. 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.

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 because it relies on the authority of an Olympic athlete to endorse the product, suggesting that their expertise in sports somehow lends credibility to the effectiveness of the weighted blanket, without providing scientific evidence to substantiate the claim.