Name: What is Slippery Slope Fallacy? Definition & example in real everyday life
Uploaded: 2023-11-24T17:42:25.000Z
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The Slippery Slope is a logical fallacy that  occurs when it is assumed that a relatively  

small first step leads to a chain of related  events culminating in some significant (usually  

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negative) effect. This fallacy suggests that  taking a specific action will inevitably lead  

to other actions resulting in an undesirable  outcome, without providing sufficient evidence  

for such inevitability. Everyday Example: 

Consider an argument against relaxing work  dress codes said: "If we allow employees  

to wear casual clothes on Fridays, soon  they'll start dressing casually every day,  

and before we know it, the office will become  unprofessional and productivity will plummet." 

This is a slippery slope fallacy because it  assumes a series of increasingly negative  

and uncontrolled outcomes from  a simple change in dress code,  

without evidence to support  such a drastic decline.