One man's slippery slope, is another man's exploration of an idea. I don't think exploring widely is unproductive. I could also say, that discussing slippery

One man's slippery slope, is another man's exploration of an idea. I don't think exploring widely is unproductive. I could also say, that discussing slippery slopes (a linguistic discussion) is itself what moves the discussion too far from the original topic. You protest too much.