Moreover, the ad hominem heuristic may exacerbate the slippery slope inefficiency—the social cost created when useful modest steps A, which on their own may be widely seen as socially valuable ...

Snopestionary: The 'Slippery Slope' Logical Fallacy Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theories our newsroom investigates.

A slippery slope fallacy involves arguing against an initial action on the basis that it will lead to a succession of ...

This slippery slope inefficiency might sometimes be avoided by coupling a proposal supported by one side with a proposal supported by the other, for instance a new gun control with a relaxation of ...

Ross Douthat had a great blog item the other day, saying that on the question of fertility technology, the slippery slope critics warned about has become a reality. Excerpt: James Watson wasn’t ...

The Slippery Slope Argument is an argument that concludes that if an action is taken, other negative consequences will follow. For example, “If event X were to occur, then event Y would ...