Brad Is Running for Mayor and Has Prepared a Campaign

question 36

Multiple Choice

Brad is running for mayor and has prepared a campaign speech designed to convince voters that he is the best person for the job. In making his argument, though, he used several logical fallacies. Which of Brad's comments appeals to false authority?

• A) "My opponent is uninteresting, untrustworthy, and unfit to hold public office."
• B) "Everyone is stepping up to support me, and you should too."
• C) "Is my opponent a puppet of the rich and powerful? He hasn't proven that he isn't."
• D) "Take it from local sports legend Buzz Hopkins, who says I'd be a great mayor."

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Definitions:

Therapeutic Success

The achievement of desired outcomes or improvements in symptoms and quality of life through any form of therapy or treatment.

Cognitive Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that addresses negative patterns and distortions in the way we look at the world and ourselves.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic process in which a patient says whatever comes to mind without censorship, used to explore the unconscious.

Positive Transference

In psychotherapy, the phenomenon where a patient projects positive feelings towards the therapist, often mirroring past relationships.