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Which informal fallacy is committed in the statement: 'Famous actor Jimmy Pecker has said in an interview that astrology is a real science, therefore scientists must now acknowledge that astrology is actually a science.'?

AAppeal to inappropriate authority ✓ Correct
BRed herring
CStraw man
DAppeal to ignorance
Correct answer: (A) Appeal to inappropriate authority
Explanation

The statement commits an appeal to inappropriate authority.

It rests the claim that astrology is a science on the word of a famous actor.

An actor has no expertise or standing in matters of scientific method.

Citing an authority outside its proper field lends no real support to the claim.

The persuasive force comes only from fame, not from relevant competence.

Leaning on such an unfit authority is the fallacy of appeal to inappropriate authority.

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