Read the following excerpt from “Three Cheers for the Nanny State.”

Question

Obviously, it’s not about soda. It’s because such a ban suggests that sometimes we need to be
stopped from doing foolish stuff, and this has become, in contemporary American politics,
highly controversial, no matter how trivial the particular issue. (Large cups of soda as symbols
of human dignity? Really?)

What is the impact of the parenthetical text?

A. It shows that the author respects opinions about the ban that differ from her own.
B. It demonstrates that the author does not understand how or why the ban was put into effect.
C. It suggests that the author recognizes why there have been misunderstandings about the ban.
D. It reveals that the author believes the ban has been given greater importance than it deserves.

Answer 1

D. It reveals that the author believes the ban has been given greater importance than it deserves.