Slippery SlopeBy Cam Means

Logic, Critical Thinking, Argument (rhetoric)

Informal Fallacy

Small first step

Larger consequences later on

Slippery Slope

(noun) 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

Dictionary Definition

Argument Begins

(slippery slope)

Invalid Argument

Similar to False Analogy

Practical Application

Child of a single parent

Lower Family Income

Lower tier school

Lower paid career

Can’t support a family

Real Life Examples

Successful Argument

Fact and Statistics

(Slippery Slope)

Opinions put in question

Connections to Reputation

Argument/ Rhetoric