Karaoke Forums

In logic and critical thinking, a slippery slope is a logical device, but it is usually known under its fallacious form, in which a person asserts that some event must inevitably follow from another without any rational argument or demonstrable mechanism for the inevitability of the event in question.

A slippery slope argument states that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant effect, much like an object given a small push over the edge of a slope sliding all the way to the bottom.

The strength of such an argument depends on the warrant, i.e. whether or not one can demonstrate a process that leads to the significant effect. This type of argument is sometimes used as a form of fear mongering, in which the probable consequences of a given action are exaggerated in an attempt to scare the reader.

However, if an argument uses valid reasoning, it would not identify by the slippery-slope approach.

The fallacious sense of "slippery slope" is often used synonymously with continuum fallacy, in that it ignores the possibility of middle ground and assumes a discrete transition from category A to category B.

Modern usage avoids the fallacy by acknowledging the possibility of this middle ground.

Y0re mileage may vary.

Would ACA fall into that category? It is built on some rather unproven premises and assumptions.

Did you write that JD? It sounds like something a Politician or a Lawyer would say.

_________________
I like everyone when I first meet them. If you don't like me that's not my problem it's YOURS!
A stranger is a friend you haven't met yet

Well (JD) does stand for Juris Doctor

And here I thought JD stood for Just Delirious.

_________________
You can be strange but not a stranger

Yes indeed as in “Doctor of Jurisprudence” but then again it could also be “Jack Daniel’s” (kidding, jd).

_________________
To be fortunate enough to derive an income from a source as fulfilling as karaoke music has got to be as close to heaven as we can get here on earth!

While I'm not a Lawyer, I do watch Judge Judy on TV..