(a/the) total no-brainer of a choice?
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I am really confused which article to choose between (a/the) in these cases.
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1. (a/the) total no-brainer of a choice? (originally "a" was used)
2. make (a/the) wrong call (originally "the" was used)
So if I switch from a default article like a sentence below to the alternatives, what implication do they deliver in each of the sentences?

Here's the sentence:

If you can imagine how these emotions would complicate Levchin's decision, even as he faced a total no-brainer of a choice, then you can surely understand how the same kinds of emotions might tip you to make the wrong call in a more ambiguous situation.

Thank you so much for reading this post! Have a good Sunday!:)

Question

(a/the) total no-brainer of a choice?
Hi! Thank you for choosing to reading this:)

I am really confused which article to choose between (a/the) in these cases. 
 in 
1. (a/the) total no-brainer of a choice? (originally "a" was used)
2.  make (a/the) wrong call (originally "the" was used)
So if I switch from a default article like a sentence below to the alternatives, what implication do they deliver in each of the sentences?

Here's the sentence:

If you can imagine how these emotions would complicate Levchin's decision, even as he faced a total no-brainer of a choice, then you can surely understand how the same kinds of emotions might tip you to make the wrong call in a more ambiguous situation.

Thank you so much for reading this post! Have a good Sunday!:)

Answer

1. This is a standard usage of "a". The writer is introducing new information. This concept is not already clear to the reader.

2. The wrong call and also the right call imply that there is only one wrong or right call. We often talk in this way. A wrong call suggests there is more than one. So the choice depends on your meaning.

Answer

"A" just one subject for when your pointing it out for the first time. 
"The" is something that already bought up in the conversation/ said before, so the person you are talking with already knows what object/thing you are talking about.

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