Iker, a young golfer, started drinking a new brand of soft drink after he saw an advertisement of a famous golfer saying that his putting skills improved after regularly consuming the drink. Which type of reasoning fallacy did Iker commit?

a. Appeal to misplaced authority
b. Red herring
c. Causal
d. Bandwagon


A

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