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Which statement is an example of an appeal to authority fallacy?(1 point)
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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.
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.
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.
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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 argument relies on the authority of an Olympic athlete to support the claim about the blanket, without providing scientific evidence for its effectiveness. Just because the athlete uses the product does not inherently validate its claims.
