Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

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

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.