Pediatrician: Swollen tonsils give rise to breathing problems during sleep, ... ...

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)  relies on an inappropriate appeal to authority 

(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
(E) ...

*This question is included in PT71 (Dec 2013): Logical Reasoning A