Question

Short Passage (Topic: Social Media Restrictions):
If we start limiting how much time teens can spend on social media, the next thing you know, the government will be deciding what websites everyone can visit. After that, they’ll start banning certain books and controlling what we’re allowed to think. Clearly, we can’t allow any restrictions at all.

Question
Which flaw in reasoning weakens the argument in this passage?

(1 point)
Responses

It presents a logical appeal using verifiable data.
It presents a logical appeal using verifiable data.

It relies on an appeal to authority by citing experts.
It relies on an appeal to authority by citing experts.

It uses slippery slope logic by suggesting one action will lead to extreme, unrelated consequences.
It uses slippery slope logic by suggesting one action will lead to extreme, unrelated consequences.

It avoids making a clear claim about social media use.
It avoids making a clear claim about social media use.

Answer 1

It uses slippery slope logic by suggesting one action will lead to extreme, unrelated consequences.

Explanation: The passage assumes without evidence that modest limits on teen social media time will inevitably lead to government control of websites, book bans, and thought control — a classic slippery-slope fallacy.