slippery slope
"Slippery slope" refers to a logical fallacy or argumentative technique where an initial action or decision leads to a series of increasingly negative or extreme consequences, often without sufficient evidence or justification.
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Related Concepts (26)
- advocacy and persuasion
- argumentation
- argumentation strategies
- argumentative tactics
- causal relationships
- chain reactions
- composition fallacy
- consequences of inaction
- controversial issues
- critical thinking
- decision-making processes
- empirical evidence
- ethics and morality
- fallacious reasoning
- informal fallacies
- logical fallacies
- logical fallacy
- long-term implications
- momentum and inertia
- predicting future outcomes
- public policy debates
- rhetoric
- risk management
- social influence
- systemic problems
- unintended consequences
Similar Concepts
- causal loops
- circular reasoning fallacy
- escalation
- inescapable consequences
- infinite regress
- law of unintended consequences
- risk of unintended consequences
- slippery conditions
- slippery slope argument
- slippery slope arguments
- slippery slope fallacy
- snowball effect
- tipping point
- vicious circle of procrastination
- vicious cycle of addiction