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1 year ago8 points(+0/-0/+8Score on mirror)2 children
You know, for a supposed fallacy, "Slippery Slope" is a funny one because even the metaphor doesn't actually present any absurdity.
If you "attack a straw man" then you're attacking a target that isn't real. That makes sense as a way to convey the problem with an argument.
But for "Slippery Slope"... Some slopes are just slippery. That's a genuine risk in certain circumstances. There's no absurdity there, metaphorical or otherwise, to make the concern fallacious.
Ikr? I used to read about "slippery slope" (without the "fallacy" part) and always thought it was used in the opposite sense. It's a great way to describe things of that nature. Like an icy slope where there's a point of no return because beyond it you can't get enough traction to climb back up.
It's a great analogy to succinctly convey danger and beckon reconsideration of the current behaviour. It's the first step to connecting the dots. It's no wonder leftists fags labelled it a thought crime lol.
If you "attack a straw man" then you're attacking a target that isn't real. That makes sense as a way to convey the problem with an argument.
But for "Slippery Slope"... Some slopes are just slippery. That's a genuine risk in certain circumstances. There's no absurdity there, metaphorical or otherwise, to make the concern fallacious.
It's a great analogy to succinctly convey danger and beckon reconsideration of the current behaviour. It's the first step to connecting the dots. It's no wonder leftists fags labelled it a thought crime lol.
Bus driver: That's just the slippery slope fallacy.