The purpose of the proposed law requiring a doctor's prescription for obtaining hypodermic needles is to lower the incidence of drug-related deaths, both accidental and intentional, involving hypodermic needles. But even knitting needles can be lethal if they fall into the wrong hands; yet everyone would agree that imposing legal restrictions on obtaining knitting needles would be preposterous. Hence the proposed law involving hypodermic makes no sense and should not be enacted.
Which of the following, it true, would provide most support for the argument above?
(A)
Knittingneedles have been known to cause injury and death.
(B)
Thebenefits of hypodermic needles outweigh those of knitting needles.
(C)
Theproposed law would not deter the sort of activity known to result in drug-related deaths.
(D)
Theproposed law could not be effectively enforced.
(E)
Knittingneedles are not readily available to anybody who wants to obtain them.