Question

Which of the following is the best example of peer pressure using a reasoning tactic?

A. "Have a cigarette. Everyone in this group smokes."
B. "C'mon and take a sip. Don't be a bore."
C. "Act like your sister. She smoked pot and never got caught."

Answer 1

C. would be the best answer. She is reasoning with her sister's history and making it seem like hers will be the same.

Answer 2

Answer: The correct naswer is C.

Step-by-step explanation:

In peer pressure, there may be different ways of convincing someone to do something he/she doesn't want to do at first. One of them is reasoning tactic, by which a person trying to make the other change his/her mind uses a logical argument to prove his/her point.

The person who is trying to persuade someone to smoke pot says: "Act like your sister. She smoked pot and never got caught." He is giving a logical argument: Your sister smoked pot. She never got caught. You can smoke pot. You will never got caught. By logic, you can do it because your sister never got caught.