Name the Fallacy. -This Matter Is Best Decided by an Authority. Professor Jones

question 19

Short Answer

Name the Fallacy.
-This matter is best decided by an authority. Professor Jones isn't much of an authority, for his kids don't obey him (so he has little authority around the house). So Professor Jones should not decide the matter.

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

Therapy technique that involves exposing a client to increasingly anxiety-producing stimuli or situations while having the client relax at the same time.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique that involves pairing a stimulus that elicits an undesirable response with a new response that is incompatible with the undesirable response.

Counterconditioning

A behavioral therapy technique that involves pairing a stimulus that elicits an unwanted response with a new, desired response.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique designed to gradually reduce fear, anxiety, or phobia by gradually exposing the person to the feared object or context in a controlled manner.