Answer:
Appeal to authority
Explanation:
A logical fallacy is a flaw in reasoning.
The type of a logical fallacy found in the given passage is called the appeal to authority (or argumentum ad verecundiam). It occurs when a person claims that something is true (or untrue) simply because a valid authority or expert on the issue said so.
Here, the authority in question is a highly respected local doctor. According to the speaker, we should agree with him only because he is one of the smartest and most prominent citizens. There are no legitimate arguments in favor of the mentioned candidate for mayor.
Blogs would NOT be a valid source for research. Blogs are more opinion-based than books.
I would say A because it looks like the most reasonable
I would say yes if this is a question but it seems more like a statement
