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In the scenario below, the reference to "most participants" is an example of which type of fallacy?

A chain pizza restaurant claims they conducted a poll in which 95% of participants believed their pizza used higher quality ingredients than a competitive chain. Because the advertisement states that many people believe in the high quality of the chain's ingredients, customers may believe—without having tried the pizza—that the ingredients are delicious.

straw man

appeal to vague authority

no true Scotsman

appeal to ignorance

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the fallacy used is appeal to the people or appeal to vague authority.

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