[1] Traffic accidents have increased in our town by 15 percent this year, which shows that there is a problem. [2] This number comes from a recent study by city hall. [3] Several research firms have suggested new traffic patterns to avoid the rise in car accidents. [4] This would be useful because most people interact with cars. [5] We can also leave traffic patterns as they are. [6] If so, we must settle for more and more traffic accidents. [7] These are our only options.

Read the editorial. Identify the rhetorical device and logical fallacy the author uses, and then explain the difference between them.