Question

In 2019, some states enacted a ban on plastic straws. As

information spread about the effects of plastic waste on
sea life, some businesses also phased out this type of
single-use plastic. While this type of action is
commendable, it raises some alarming questions about
the future of takeout food and food packaging in general.
First, they ban straws. Next, forks, and eventually there
will simply be no way to take food home from restaurants
unless you bring your own refillable containers and use
utensils at home.
What reasoning does the author use to support the
fallacy?
O Laws to ban single-use plastic are a threat to our
personal freedom.
O Single-use plastic is harmful to sea life, but so are
other types of pollution.
O
If legislation can ban straws, it can also ban forks
and takeout containers.
O The decision about whether to use straws should
be up to the state to decide.

Answer 1

C. If legislation can ban straws, it can also ban forks and takeout containers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Here we see the slippery slope fallacy at work—the mistaken belief that one event necessarily leads to another with no causal relationship between them.

The author here implies that a ban on plastic straws will lead to a broader ban on single-use items like forks and takeaway containers.