A Political Candidate, "X," Delivers a Long Speech on Why

Multiple Choice

A political candidate, "X," delivers a long speech on why he is more qualified for office than his opponent. The speech lists 250 distinct reasons he deserves the position. Upon hearing the list, a voter decides that the list of reasons to elect "X" is so long that he simply must be the superior candidate. However, this voter did not pay attention to the actual content of the list. This type of reasoning is best described by which method of persuasion?

A) Central
B) Systematic
C) Analytic
D) Peripheral