When the author says, "don't punish everyone just because of a few bad apples," he is

urging the audience not to generalize all teens based on a few bad drivers.

making an ad hominem attack against teenagers by calling them apples.

using loaded words to appeal to the audience's fear of teen drivers.

rationalizing the notoriously poor decisions of teenage drivers.

urging the audience not to generalize all teens based on a few bad drivers.

Explanation:

When someone generalizes, he or she makes a statement that relates to many people, and that's exactly what the author urges his audience not to do:

"don't punish everyone just because of a few bad apples", i.e. don't generalize all teens based on a few bad drivers.

the answer is five curious-looking beans

the answer that is correct is the last option.