In health care debate, a slippery slope to illogicThe anecdotal track record of people making slippery-slopepredictions in the political domain is...RICHARD H THALER
However, slippery slope arguments are not always negative or oppositional. It is possible to use a slippery slope argument to argue in favor of a proposition. In this case, they appeal to positive emotions like optimism. For example, “If we give everyone universal basic income, people will t...
Slippery slope arguments (SSAs) of the form if A, then C describe an initial proposal (A) and a predicted, undesirable consequence of this proposal (C) (e.g., “If cannabis is ever legalized, then eventually cocaine will be legalized, too”). Despite SSAs being a common rhetorical device...
SlopeofSame-Sex Marriage AManandHis Horse Inwhatsomecallade- nialofabasiccivilright, aMissourimanhasbeen toldhemaynotmarry hislong-termcompanion. Althoughhissituationis unique,thelogicofhis argumentisremarkablysimilartothatemployedby advocatesofhomosexualmarriage. Themanclaimsthattheessentialelementsofmar- ...
Toward resolving the debate surrounding slippery slope versus licensing behavior: The importance of individual differences in accounting ethical decision makingSlippery slopeLicensing behaviorEthicsA great deal of attention, research and print space has been devoted to the role of the "slippery slope" in...
D’Agostino, RB (2000) Debate: The slippery slope of surrogate out-comes. Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med 1: pp. 76-78D'Agostino RB. Debate: The slippery slope of surrogate outcomes. Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med 2000;1:76-78....
Fashion undercurrent Slippery slope of swimsuit technology stirs up debateReed Albergotti
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Making Them Talk: The Moral Debate ; Some Say 9/11 Justifies Coercion; Others Call That a Slippery Slope
The article presents an overview of the development of palliative care and legislation of euthanasia in Belgium and of a debate over the moral and ethical aspects of euthanasia and palliative care which continues in the country. A discussion of legislation, including the euthanasia law, which was ...