"Last night, Jen went into a house that everyone said is haunted. Last evening, she had consumed a few beers and had watched a scary movie. When she entered the house, it was really dark and there was thunder and lightning outside. Jen was certain that she saw something spooky in the master bedroom of that house. I'm sure that the house is haunted." This statement illustrates the fallacy of inappropriate appeal to authority. Identify the most relevant reason for the fallacy.
A. The cited source is biased.
B. The accuracy of the source's observation is questionable.
C. The source is known to be unreliable.
D. The cited source is not an authority on the subject at hand.
E. None of the answers are correct.
Answer: B
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