Friday, February 19, 2010
Content Fallacies: Slippery Slope
How I understand Slippery Slope is in the form of an algebra equation almost, X+Y=Z. If X happens then Y will happen, which will force Z to happen. Someone will often use this argument to try an convince others why a specific event shouldn’t happen because if it does it will ensure that another event that people don’t want to happen will happen. The reasoning that happens is in a chain of events, but what the argument lacks is reasoning of why the final event inevitability will happen. There isn’t evidence provided to back up the argument they are presenting. An example of a Slippery Slope argument that I think most of us being students can relate to is: We have to put a stop to our school increasing our tuition. If we don’t the next thing you know, we will be paying $50,000 a semester to attend college. Yes, it is true that tuition is increasing steadily it seems and that inevitably we will being paying more and more to attend college, but it is highly unlikely that out of no where we will be paying $50,000 a semester.
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This post about slippery slopes was very good. Besides explaining the definition of it, you also put it into terms that were easy for me to understand. Put it into a simply math equation then spin it to fit what we are learning and reading about. The example that you gave also helps it made me understand the concept, especially because the example it what we argue about every semester and year. I hope that the tuition doesn’t reach $50,000. If the tuition reaches $50,000 then we will all be in trouble and will not be able to pay the tuition. No one could afford to go to school.
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