Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
We cannot have shorter prison sentences, even for low-level criminals. It would only be a matter of time before all prison sentences were reduced and violent offenders were roaming the streets!
A. ad hominem: an attack against the person making the argument, rather than the argument itself
B. bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct
C. slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a small first step will lead to extreme consequences
From the given choices, select the correct answer and reply with the letter of the chosen option.

C