"My dentist says that the First Amendment established a strict separation of church and state. My dentist is a highly educated person. So, that is a reasonable way to interpret the First Amendment." This statement illustrates the fallacy of inappropriate appeal to authority. Identify the most relevant reason for the fallacy.
A) None of the answers are correct.
B) The source is biased.
C) The claim is false or improbable on its face.
D) The source is presumably not an authority on the subject.
E) The claim is inherently debatable.

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The fallacy arises because the dentist, despite being highly educated, is not an expert in constitutional law or the interpretation of the First Amendment, making their authority on the subject inappropriate for this claim.

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