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Yep. Slippery slope "fallacy" is actually nothing more than "you are not allowed to be human and extrapolate from trends."

• dragonwriter 5y ago
  No, its not. “Fallacy” is not “you are not allowed to”, only “it is a source of error to”.
  • DangitBobby 5y ago
    Kind of a nitpick, don't you think? Obviously the fallacy police aren't knocking on doors.
    • dragonwriter 5y ago
      No. There's a pretty big difference between “you are not allowed to do <thing that humans naturally do all the time>” and “you should be aware that <thing that humans naturally do all the time> is a potential source of error rather than a solid step in reasoning.” Point out that something characterized in the former manner is, in fact, the latter is not “a nitpick”.
      • DangitBobby 5y ago
        Oh, ok. I disagree, since we all know there are no fallacy police and you can legally do it but it's considered a source of error.