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slope argument refers to using the inclination or direction of something to make a point or support an idea. It is like using the slope of a hill to explain a situation or convince someone of a certain opinion.
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Which is why I take it seriously when I find myself challenged by a slippery
slope argument about something that I advocate.
Still, I feel like this slippery
slope argument ignores the real damage that certain lies can do to people and society.
If you are at all dubious about slippery
slope arguments in this area, Smith's catalogue of real - life examples will cure your doubts once and for all.
Mankiw's slippery
slope argument does give me pause, especially when he raises the logical extension of Nanny Statism to «taxing mindless television shows.»
«I don't particularly buy the slippery
slope argument because I think this is a dialogue that always will happen as to determining if this is something in the public interest,» Legislator Wolfe said.
i love your slippery
slope arguments, your red herrings, and circular reasoning.
I know it's a slippery
slope argument, but there is no way the freedom to protest would be curtailed by banning funeral protests.
I'm not a big fan of slippery
slope arguments, and this is borderline, but in what the justice said it boils down to «Will the person who leaves on personal views of religion, also have their points and objections dismissed as not being noteworthy» because they chose to leave during the opening prayer.
Then there's the slippery
slope argument — what about corporations adopting religious beliefs that prohibit transplants and transfusions also wanting an exemption.
And no — the slippery
slope argument that this is going to turn into something spectacularly bigoted is probably not going to happen.
But let's not make the slippery
slope argument.
Ok, on to arguments against AV: The first is the slippery
slope argument.
I frankly didn't know Selig had the power to reverse a call, but, much as it pains me to say it, I kind of agree with this guy's slippery
slope argument (though every time I heard someone use the phrase «slippery slope» in law school, I involuntarily convulsed).
I think you'll hear Josie kind of go out of her way to avoid the slippery
slope arguments that we've just been making.
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