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"Slippery slope" is a logical fallacy.

• V-2 6y ago
  Not necessarily - it depends on the context and the argument. If I tell you that smoking leads to cancer, it's also a slippery slope type of argument: after all, having smoked 1, 100 or even a 1,000 cigarettes you'll still be fine, most likely.
  • user-the-name 6y ago
    > If I tell you that smoking leads to cancer, it's also a slippery slope type of argument It is not. It is a statement of fact, proven by numerous studies.