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)
Responses

red herring
red herring

slippery slope
slippery slope

appeal to authority
appeal to authority

false analogy

Answer 1

The argument uses slippery slope reasoning. It suggests that if desserts are offered, it will lead to a series of negative consequences (students choosing unhealthy foods, expecting junk food daily, and developing worse eating habits at home) without providing evidence that these outcomes will necessarily follow.