Slippery Slope JayTodd Richey and Chris Barnes

Slippery Slope Slippery Slope- a fallacy in which a person asserts that some event must inevitably follow from another without any argument for the inevitability of the event in question Slippery Slope- a fallacy in which a person asserts that some event must inevitably follow from another without any argument for the inevitability of the event in question Example: Event X has occurred, therefore, event Y will inevitably happen Example: Event X has occurred, therefore, event Y will inevitably happen “You can never give anyone a break. If you do, they’ll walk all over you.” “You can never give anyone a break. If you do, they’ll walk all over you.”

If the baby begins to walk, then he will have to do chores If the baby begins to walk, then he will have to do chores One small thing will lead to dire things One small thing will lead to dire things

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The Crucible Act 1- pg. 170: Act 1- pg. 170: Abigail: “Uncle we did dance…but they’re speakin’ of witchcraft. Betty’s not witched.” Parris: “Abigail, I cannot go before the congregation when I know you have not opened with me. What did you do with her in the forest?” Parris assumes that, solely because Abigail was dancing with other girls in the forest, she was practicing witchcraft Parris assumes that, solely because Abigail was dancing with other girls in the forest, she was practicing witchcraft

The Crucible Cont. Act 1- pg. 169 Act 1- pg. 169 Susanna: “Aye, sir, he have been searchin’ his books since he left you, sir. But he bid me tell you, that you might look to unnatural things for the cause of it.” Susanna: “Aye, sir, he have been searchin’ his books since he left you, sir. But he bid me tell you, that you might look to unnatural things for the cause of it.” Just because Betty is in a “coma”, they assume she is a victim of witchcraft Just because Betty is in a “coma”, they assume she is a victim of witchcraft

Citations "Slippery Slope." Holocaust Educational Resource. Web. 17 Feb "Slippery Slope." Google. Web. 17 Feb "DIRECT TV." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 17 Feb Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York, NY: Penguin, Print.