The Basic Slippery Slope Argument
Although studies have yielded a detailed taxonomy of types of slippery slope arguments, they have failed to identify a basic argumentation scheme that applies to all. Therefore, there is no way of telling whether a given argument is a slippery slope argument or not. This paper solves the problem by...
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doaj-23a6049e4de54c078e92b12034f125cf2021-06-14T17:00:30ZengUniversity of WindsorInformal Logic0824-25772293-734X2015-09-01353The Basic Slippery Slope ArgumentDouglas Walton0University of WindsorAlthough studies have yielded a detailed taxonomy of types of slippery slope arguments, they have failed to identify a basic argumentation scheme that applies to all. Therefore, there is no way of telling whether a given argument is a slippery slope argument or not. This paper solves the problem by providing a basic argumentation scheme. The scheme is shown to fit a clear and easily comprehensible example of a slippery slope argument that strongly appears to be reasonable, something that has also been lacking.https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/4286argumentation schemescritical questionsargument from negative consequences |
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Informal Logic |
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Although studies have yielded a detailed taxonomy of types of slippery slope arguments, they have failed to identify a basic argumentation scheme that applies to all. Therefore, there is no way of telling whether a given argument is a slippery slope argument or not. This paper solves the problem by providing a basic argumentation scheme. The scheme is shown to fit a clear and easily comprehensible example of a slippery slope argument that strongly appears to be reasonable, something that has also been lacking. |
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