Question

Use the sentence to answer the question.

My dad says everyone should recycle.
What kind of reasoning does this sentence use?

(1 point)
Responses

ad hominem
ad hominem

false analogy
false analogy

appeal to authority
appeal to authority

appeal to emotion
appeal to emotion
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Answer 1

Appeal to authority.

It bases the claim on what a particular person (the speaker's dad) says rather than on evidence.