My political opponent is proposing an exorbitant ‘sin tax’ on sugary drinks. Ladies and gentlemen, if we start to accept this kind of nannying interference in our dietary choice making, we’ll soon be submitting to being weighed by the police and made subject to financial penalties if found to have gained weight!” The argument-type above, which posits an improbable and obviously undesirable outcome as the likely result of acceding to an opponent’s position, is called…
Select one:
a. An equivocation
b. A false dilemma
c. A slippery slope
d. An appeal to authority

Read the excerpt from infinite jest 'my application's not bought," i am telling them, calling into the darkness of the red cave that opens out before closed eyes. 'tam not just a boy who plays tennis. i have an intricate history. experiences and feelings. i'm complex. "read,' i say. 'i study and read. i bet i've read everything you've read. don't think i haven't. i consume libraries. i wear out spines and rom-drives. i do things like get in a taxi and say, "the library, and step on it." my instincts concerning syntax and mechanics are better than your own, i can tell, with due respect. the theme suggested by the excerpt is about a. being understood b. the value of education c. wisdom versus foolishness d. learning responsibility