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Slippery slope

A chain of ifs from a small step to something terrible. The chain's shape is valid, but if each link is only likely, the whole chain is much less likely than any link.

Depth 1 · Foundation

You can lay out a slippery slope as a chain of ifs, judge each link, and see that weak links multiply into an unlikely end.

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    Foundation

    You can lay out a slippery slope as a chain of ifs, judge each link, and see that weak links multiply into an unlikely end.

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    Logical fallacyA slippery slope is a fallacy when its links are weak.Deduction and inductionEach link in the chain is only likely, and likelihoods shrink when they are chained.

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What's still between you and Slippery slope, depth 1, in the order you can learn it.

  1. 1ClaimDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  2. 2ArgumentDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  3. 3ValidityDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  4. 4Logical fallacyDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  5. 5Deduction and inductionDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
  6. 6Slippery slopeDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic

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