Which of the Following Arguments Commits the Fallacy of Appeal

question 135

Multiple Choice

Which of the following arguments commits the fallacy of appeal to authority?

• A)High cholesterol must be bad for you because the surgeon general says so.
• B)Hosting a talk show must be hard work because Jay Leno says so.
• C)It's harder to get your first record contract than your second because Lady Gaga says so.
• D)The Aztec civilization helped to shape the culture of modern Mexico because a leading historian at Yale says so.
• E)Yogurt is healthier than ice cream because Arnold Schwarzenegger says so.

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