The Slippery Slope Argument is an argument that concludes that if an action is taken, other negative consequences will follow. For example, “If event X were to occur, then event Y would (eventually) ...
If you participate at all in online discussions, particularly on social media, you’ve likely seen someone discuss the idea of the “slippery slope” fallacy. Read Full Article » ...
(via TEDEd) Dig into the slippery slope fallacy, which assumes that one step will lead to a series of events that lead to an extreme— often bad— scenario.
Eugene Volokh | 6.16.2022 8:01 AM This heuristic seems similar to the ad hominem fallacy, in which a speaker asks listeners to reject certain arguments because the arguments are promoted by a group ...
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results