Slippery Slope

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf logical fallacy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs domino fallacy
thin end of the wedge
gptkbp:category informal fallacy
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:rhetoric
debates
political discourse
gptkbp:contrastsWith non sequitur
post hoc ergo propter hoc
gptkbp:criticizedFor lack of evidence for inevitable progression
gptkbp:describes causal chain of events
gptkbp:example If we allow A, then B, C, and D will inevitably follow.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Slippery Slope
gptkbp:implies one event will lead to a series of negative events
gptkbp:logicalForm If X happens, then Y will happen, then Z will happen, etc.
gptkbp:relatedTo appeal to fear
causal fallacy
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:logic
gptkb:philosophy
critical thinking
gptkbp:usedIn argumentation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Flood_and_the_Mercy
gptkb:Wild_Area
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6