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There was indeed a slippery slope from "2 weeks to flatten the curve" to extended lockdowns. I don't think those policies necessarily were a net benefit, eithe

There was indeed a slippery slope from "2 weeks to flatten the curve" to extended lockdowns. I don't think those policies necessarily were a net benefit, either, particularly in the case of mask mandates for children, which weren't shown as effective enough to warrant damaging the mental health of children. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1044767/Evidence_summary_-_face_coverings.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...

tonyedgecombe 5y ago
Something taking longer than expected doesn't mean it's a slippery slope. Whether they were effective or not is orthogonal to whether the slippery slope argument is a fallacy.
- IncRnd 5y ago
  > Something taking longer than expected doesn't mean it's a slippery slope. > Whether they were effective or not is orthogonal to whether the slippery slope argument is a fallacy. That is wrong. What you mentioned is the very definition of a slippery slope, where the conditional relationships of the hypothetical syllogism do not hold.