Ever since he had met Mrs. tibbits, he realized that he wasn't alone in his love of nature. Ms tibbits also has a love for nature.
This persuasive technique is called appeal to authority.
Appeal to authority is a persuasive technique where the speaker relies on the credibility of another person or event to suport their own argument. It is often considered a fallacy because the speaker depends on the "authority"instead of presenting their own evidence.
Example:
"A commercial claims that <u>3 out of 4 dentists</u> would choose this particular brand of toothpaste for their own families to use."
In this statement, the dentists are the authority the argument depends on.
Answer:
After Jerry is unable to figure out how the boys disappear for so long underwater only to emerge so far away, he clowns to get their attention. When Jerry submerges he can see nothing but the blank rock because the ocean water stung his eyes.
C. The committee made adequate progress toward the city's goals is the correct answer because the subject is performing the action.
