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Introduction We will be discussing what the slippery slop fallacy is. We also will be providing multiple examples of the slippery slop fallacy and errors made in this fallacy. Last, we will give two alternative routes to take in avoiding the slippery slope fallacy. Slippery Slop Fallacy This fallacy is used when a person assumes that some event in a “extreme” notion with inevitably follow from a previous event with out the supporting argument. This assumption does not account for multiple steps which leads to that “extreme” notion and no logical reasoning to do so (Nizkor, 2012) One small example of this would be if presidential candidate Trump wins a majority if the delegates, does not mean he will receive the Republican nomination. There are multiples steps that have to happen if he does not reach the majority of the delegates 1,237 of the 2,472. Then the Republican party will …show more content…

The slippery slope fallacy can be challenging to identify. The argument which relates to a chain of events, each event leads to an event that leads to an additional event. To avoid the slippery slope fallacy, best practice to ensure each event related to the argument is realistic and reasonable (Carolina, 2016). Other approaches would include using a strong premise to truly believe that both are true and relevant to the subject. This is done by enforcing strong support for your argument and conclusion and ensure to address proper and most relevant areas of the subject. Last, avoid to make any strong or sweeping claims without the supporting facts (Carolina, 2016) Introduction We have discussed what the slippery slop fallacy actually is. We have provided multiple real world examples of the slippery slope fallacy and common errors made in this fallacy. Last, we gave multiple approaches that would ensure avoidance of the slippery slope fallacy regarding the argument and

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For instance, if one claims that the voting age of eighteen in Canada should be reduced to the age of sixteen, many would assume that if the voting age is reduced to the age of sixteen, teenagers would identify themselves as adults which will cause them to make their own decisions and persuade themselves to make the wrong decisions, such as dropping out of school at an early age. In this case, the argument of whether the voting age should be reduced to sixteen will be considered as a slippery slope argument because individuals will make assumptions that once the voting age is reduced, then teenagers will no matter what, drop out of school and refuse to part take in any educational activities; as this assumption is not supported by any evidence that this event will in fact take place if the voting age is reduced. Therefore, the causal chain is not convincing because not every event that takes place must have a negative event that follows. Every event that takes place has its own causes, effects and reactions from other situations; as for no event can be the same, since it is unpredictable if the event will happen or not without any solid

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