Question

To accept something as true because a blog said so is to commit which kind of fallacy? ad hominem appeal to popular belief or practice appeal to inadequate authority slippery slope

Answer 1

The correct answer is appeal to inadequate authority.

Appeal to inadequate authority is a logical fallacy wherein we accept what someone says is true because they are allegedly an authority figure on a matter. In this instance, accepting something as true because a blog said so is a fallacy because there is no way to verify that the blog writer's claims can be backed up by solid evidence and facts.