Question

Which is an example of peer pressure based on a "reasoning" tactic?

Answer 1

Thing's like people telling you, you should have sex, drink, smoke, and other thing's you don't want to do. They may end up persuading you with false "reasoning." For instance, they might say, "Come on, you know it's fun, and you want to do it. You'll be perfectly fine, and nobody but us will ever know."
By the way, no, this has never happened to me, but my uncle told me it happened to him when he was around my age.

Answer 2

Answer choices are:

1. All my friends in the 10th grade are doing it. You should do it too or you won't be our friend.
2. How can sex be bad for you? It's a totally natural thing. So relax and go with the flow.
3. You're such a baby. You're a big prude. You probably don't have sex because you're really gay.

Explanation:

Answer:

2. How can sex be bad for you? It's a totally natural thing. So relax and go with the flow.

Explanation:

A reasoning tactic in peer pressure is one in which the person making the argument provides logic to make the other person more inclined towards their proposition. In second option above, the reasoning tactic used is how it's a natural thing so it can't be bad for them.