The slippery slope fallacy occurs when it's claimed that one event will inevitably lead to a series of negative, often extreme, consequences without sufficient evidence. It's related to the "excluded middle" or false dichotomy and can also be considered a form of non sequitur.
La fallacy: slippery slope (pendenza scivolosa) si verifica quando si afferma che un evento porterà inevitabilmente a una serie di conseguenze negative, spesso estreme, senza prove sufficienti a sostegno. Viene collegata all'idea del "falso dilemma" (excluded middle) e può anche essere considerata una forma di "non sequitur".
| Fallacy | slippery slope |
|---|---|
| Definition and Examples | related to excluded middle (e.g., If we allow abortion in the first weeks of pregnancy, it will be impossible to prevent the killing of a full-term infant. Or, conversely: If the state prohibits abortion even in the ninth month, it will soon be telling us what to do with our bodies around the time of conception) Also it's kind of a form of non sequitor |
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