slippery slope
logical fallacy in which a party asserts that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant effect
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slippery slope
Summary
slippery slope is a type of fallacy[1]. It draws 420 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_fallacy category, ranking #2 of 13).[2]
Key Facts
- slippery slope's instance of is recorded as type of fallacy[3].
- slippery slope's subclass of is recorded as informal fallacy[4].
- slippery slope's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D035761[5].
- slippery slope's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04h1_[6].
- slippery slope's MeSH tree code is recorded as K01.752.566.479.113.875[7].
- slippery slope's MeSH tree code is recorded as N05.350.244.875[8].
- slippery slope's different from is recorded as converse accident[9].
- slippery slope's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0205759[10].
- slippery slope's Quora topic ID is recorded as Slippery-Slope[11].
- slippery slope's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as slippery-slope[12].
- slippery slope's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779173956[13].
- slippery slope's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/SlipperySlopeFallacy[14].
- slippery slope's RationalWiki ID is recorded as Slippery_slope[15].
- slippery slope's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2779173956[16].
Why It Matters
slippery slope draws 420 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_fallacy category, ranking #2 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]