Slippery Slope Argument Phil 103 19 April 2006 When one argues against an idea or action‚ one form often used is called the slippery slope argument. In a slippery slope argument‚ one takes a consequentialist view on the action in question‚ then extrapolates the further outcome sometimes based on evidence‚ sometimes not. For example‚ I might argue that my teacher should not eat chocolate ice cream‚ because of two reasons: Eating chocolate ice cream stimulates pleasure centers in the brain
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According to Volokh (2003)‚ the slippery slope is a slang used to refer to a thin edge. It is used to imply that a person is standing on the edge of a thin line that separates right from wrong. It is used to imply that an officer is willing to accept freebies. This would imply that the officer may simply cross from the good to the bad side and‚ therefore‚ be demanding freebies before offering any service. A gratuity from its definition is a free offering given out to another person as an appreciation
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In today’s fast pasted‚ dog eat dog world‚ parents play a major part in they’re children success‚ or at least that’s how parents see it. In his article “A Slippery Slope”‚ San Francisco Chronicle’s C.W Nevius Talks about Adults aiding and giving an unfair advantage to children and how‚ in the long run‚ it sets them up for failure. For a lot of families‚ parents helping their children with home work or a school project isn’t that big of a deal‚ most schools and teaches would agree‚ that’s fine. Some
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CJ: 340 Slippery Slope 9/18/2014 Slippery Slope Many individuals come victim to a specific action or favor for another for personal gain or to be ahead of the game (cheat). Unfortunately Politicians and Law Enforcement are not exempt from the list. Slippery slope is defined as a process or series of events that is hard to stop or control once it has begun and that usually leads to worse or more difficult things or outcomes (Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ 2014). Police work in itself‚ especially
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Corruption and the Slippery Slope Abstract This paper will address the “slippery slope” and how it relates to accepting gratuities. Also it will discuss theories on corruption such as the society-at-large hypothesis‚ the structural or affiliation hypothesis‚ and the rotten apple hypothesis. In policing‚ the term slippery slope applies to the corruption of morals of the officers. It basically means that corruption can begin with something that seems harmless at first‚ but will escalate
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found several videos that give good examples of logical fallacies. All the DirecTV commercials in this compilation are good examples of the slippery slope fallacy. Each commercial shows how having cable TV can lead to a chain of events that result in bad outcomes. These commercials used the slippery slope fallacy on purpose to entertain the audience. A slippery slope fallacy claims that once you make one choice‚ a chain of events will inevitably follow. The truth is that making the first choice doesn’t
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things don’t go as planned or a series unfortunate events happened in that day because of one incident also known as a “Slippery Slope”. Well my one incident was all caused by one nail. From messing up my mom’s car to dealing with the police and ending up inside the emergency room all caused of one mistake. That day was one of the worst days ever all because of that slippery slope. It all started‚ on a normal sunny random Thursday morning waking up from a hangover from with a face of person who had
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Chapter 3: The Slippery Slope by Edward J.Tully Article Questions 1. Based on your observations of news event during the past 10 years‚ did Tully’s prediction that‚ “there will be an upward trend of corruption and abuse of power cases” occur? Explain your answer by describing at least three specific cases of corruption and/or abuse of power that have occurred since 2003 in your community or state. Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was convicted on
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care of newborns. His main points was concerning the slippery slope argument of euthanasia and how it relates to the situation and its unjustness. He states that these arguments are merely saying to the baby "as far as your interests are concerned it would be morally best if we induced a quick and painless death. But if we do‚ it will launch the rest of us down a slippery slope. So put up with your distress‚ and save us all from the slippery slopes" (Campbell‚ pg. 283). His argument is that while creating
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ASSISTED SUICIDE/EUTHANASIA: A Slippery Slope Effect Melanie Hart PHI200 Mind and Machine Dr. Martha Stillman June 19‚ 2011 There are numerous pros and cons for Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia that can be argued many times over. The reasons for these arguments include less pain and suffering for the patient as well as their families‚ a person’s right to die with dignity‚ and lower health cost; to name a few. However‚ there are those that feel that legalizing Physician Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia
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