Pediatrician: Swollen tonsils give rise to breathing problems during sleep, and the surgical removal of children' s swollen tonsils has been shown to alleviate sleep disturbances. So removing children' s tonsils before swelling even occurs will ensure that the children do not experience any breathing problems during sleep. The pediatrician's argument is most vulnerable to the criticism that it
A: fails to consider the possibility that there may be other medical reasons for surgically removing a child's tonsils
B: infers from the fact that an action has a certain effect that the action is intended to produce that effect
C: fails to consider the possibility that some breathing problems during sleep may be caused by something other than swollen tonsils
D: relies on an inappropriate appeal to authority
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
C