A client makes the following statement: "If you make us put property tags and numbers on major equipment, next we will have to put tags on every pen, pencil, and paper clip in the place." This is…

A client makes the following statement: “If you make us put property tags and numbers on major equipment, next we will have to put tags on every pen, pencil, and paper clip in the place.” This is the argument that if a particular action is taken, it will inevitably lead to another, less desirable action. We may call this: