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Of the following situations, which would be an example of authority? A. a playground bully making a person get off the swings B. a person insisting his or her friend attend a particular movie C. a teacher
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Of the following situations, which would be an example of authority?

A. a playground bully making a person get off the swings
B. a person insisting his or her friend attend a particular movie
C. a teacher requiring a research paper in his or her class
D. a mugger shoving a gun in a person's back and demanding his or her money

I believe it is either A or D but I do not know.

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C - authority tends to refer to people of higher ranking or stature. In this case, it would be the teacher. The other options depict individuals who using force or pressuring others, quite different from exerting authority
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