Slippery Slope is when someone argues that a minor action will lead to ludicrous consequences.
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- Once you start to lie, you are __________. ( ). A: on a slippery slope B: failing C: to a slippery slope D: on a slope
- Consider the following argument："If you smoke one cigarette today， then you will end up smoking another onetomorrow， and more the day after that， and before you know it you will smokingtwo packs a day and shortening your life expectancy by decades. So you shouldnot even smoke one cigarette today.”This argument contains a（ ）。 A: fallacy of equivocation. B: conceptual slippery slope fallacy. C: causal slippery slope fallacy. D: fairness slippery slope fallacy. E: all of the above
- Less commonly, they make mistakes with tragic consequences. ()consequences A: results B: sequence C: concern D: influences
- Guard against such statements as“if A, then B, and if B, then C,” and so forth, in case it falls into the category of "slippery slope" as a kind of logical fallacy.
- Copyright is the law put in place to ______ plagiarism. When someone copyrights something, it means they own the rights to copying that item. A: stealing B: avoid C: consequences D: prevent