Question

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

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.

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.

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 statement relies on the endorsement of an Olympic athlete as an authority to support the effectiveness of the product, rather than providing scientific evidence or reasoning.