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

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Iker committed the appeal to misplaced authority fallacy by assuming that the famous golfer's endorsement about the soft drink improving putting skills is a valid reason to believe it would work for him, despite the golfer not being an authority on nutrition or its effects on athletic performance.

Iker, a Young Golfer, Started Drinking a New Brand of Soft