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.

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.

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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Answer 1

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

Explanation: It relies on a celebrity's endorsement (an authority in sports, not in sleep science) to claim scientific credibility — a classic appeal to authority fallacy.