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In a slippery slope argument, a course of action is rejected because the slippery slope advocate believes it will lead to a chain reaction resulting in an undesirable end or ends. [1] The core of the slippery slope argument is that a specific decision under debate is likely to result in unintended consequences .
The second primary form of the slippery slope argument is that of the "Empirical" or "Psychological" argument. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 8 ] The empirical version does not rely on a logical connection between A and B, but instead argues that an acceptance of A will, in time, lead to an acceptance of B. [ 4 ] The process is not a logical necessity, but one ...
For example, oxygen is necessary for fire. But one cannot assume that everywhere there is oxygen, there is fire. ... (argument from incredulity) ... Slippery slope ...
Slippery slope arguments may be defeated by asking critical questions or giving counterarguments. [32] There are several reasons for a slippery slope to be fallacious: for example, the argument is going too far into the future, it is a too complex argument whose structure is hard to identify, or the argument makes emotional appeals. [33]
If euthanasia is strictly controlled, we can avoid entering a slippery slope and prevent patients from seeking alternative methods which may not be legal. [1] Arguments against include: It can lead to a slippery slope; if we allow patients this right, it can expand and have dire consequences.
Slippery slope arguments argue against a certain proposal based on the fact that this proposal would bring with it a causal chain of events eventually leading to a bad outcome. [ 4 ] [ 9 ] But even if every step in this chain is relatively probable, probabilistic calculus may still reveal that the likelihood of all steps occurring together is ...
Britain’s order is a “slippery slope” that could lead to other countries demanding the same sort of access to U.S. encrypted storage services, according to Villasenor.
However, a key difference between the two is the point and position being argued. The above argument using converse accident is an argument for full legal use of marijuana given that glaucoma patients use it. The argument based on the slippery slope argues against medicinal use of marijuana because it will lead to full use. [citation needed]