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Slippery Slope is not necessarily a fallacy because it's a very real phenomenon. My test is examining the "slippery slope" by asking if it instead "establishes
by BitwiseFool 6y ago
Slippery Slope is not necessarily a fallacy because it's a very real phenomenon. My test is examining the "slippery slope" by asking if it instead "establishes a precedent". And then I see how easy it might be to justify going further down such a path based on past justifications.
- TameAntelope 6y agoFair, I just don't see how my acquiescence to one thing is an endorsement of a distinct, if similar, thing. I guess I reject the idea that policy (a well considered and debated, long lasting decision) would actually fall for something like a slippery slope. The proverbial boiled frog just jumps out of the pot when the water gets too hot, in reality.
- BitwiseFool 6y agoI appreciate that, and for what it's worth I agree you that slippery slope/establishing a precedent is countered with concrete and well thought out criteria that need to be met.