We should not serve desserts in the school cafeteria. If we offer desserts, students may stop choosing healthy foods in the cafeteria. They will expect to eat junk food and dessert for lunch every day, and their eating habits may get worse at home as well.

Question

What type of fallacious reasoning does this argument use?
(1 point)
• appeal to authority
• red herring
• false analogy
• slippery slope

Answer 1

The argument uses slippery slope reasoning. It suggests that if desserts are offered in the school cafeteria, it will lead to a chain of negative consequences, such as students expecting junk food every day and developing worse eating habits at home.