If you had a disagreement with a teacher, and the teacher said, "If you continue to disagree with my assessment, I am afraid you won't get a very good grade in my class," what form of "fallacy of relevance" would this be?
A)Appeal to authority
B)Appeal to tradition
C)Red Herring
D)Appeal to fear

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The teacher's statement is using the fear of receiving a poor grade as a way to persuade the student to accept their assessment. This is an example of the appeal to fear fallacy of relevance.

If You Had a Disagreement with a Teacher, and the Teacher