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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 ...
Red herring – introducing a second argument in response to the first argument that is irrelevant and draws attention away from the original topic (e.g.: saying "If you want to complain about the dishes I leave in the sink, what about the dirty clothes you leave in the bathroom?"). [72] In jury trial, it is known as a Chewbacca defense.
The “slippery slope” refrain was a common one in the Senate hearing Wednesday. “My fear that we start with tight parameters and then down the road, we're just like Canada labeled as worse ...
Bill leads to impassioned arguments from both sides, ... Current law is not working. ... Opposition campaigners have raised fears of a slippery slope to wider legislation taking in more people.
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.
That may sound nice, but selectively enforcing federal law is a slippery slope. If blue cities and states can ignore immigration laws, what’s stopping red states from ignoring gun laws? Or ...