According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy?If we allow the government to require healthy meals in school cafeterias, then it's only a matter of time before the government tells us everything we can and cannot eat.

A. bandwagon
B. appeal to novelty
C. slippery slope
D. invalid analogy
E. red herring


Answer: C

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