Activist: Although the environmental bill before the legislature is popular with voters, it will have mainly negative economic consequences if it is passed, especially when we try to lure new businesses to our country. Great leaders have the courage to look beyond popularity to what is sound policy; legislators ought to do the same by not voting for this bill. The activist's argumentation is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it
A: takes for granted that if a bill is popular, it will not be sound economically
B: presumes, without providing justification, that a bill is less likely to pass if it is deemed to have negative economic consequences
C: fails to consider whether there are noneconomic reasons for supporting the bill that outweigh the reason given for rejecting it
D: presumes, without providing justification, that most of the legislators are great leaders
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
C