Definitions for SLIPPERY SLOPE
slip·pe·ry slope

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1. slippery slopenoun

   A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.

2. slippery slopenoun

   An argument that follows a chain of events or causes and effects to some conclusion.

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1. Slippery Slope

   Slippery Slope is a 2006 independent film directed by Sarah Schenck and starring Kelly Hutchinson

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1. Slippery slope

   In logic and critical thinking, a slippery slope is an informal fallacy. A slippery slope argument states that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant effect, much like an object given a small push over the edge of a slope sliding all the way to the bottom. The strength of such an argument depends on the warrant, i.e. whether or not one can demonstrate a process which leads to the significant effect. The fallacious sense of "slippery slope" is often used synonymously with continuum fallacy, in that it ignores the possibility of middle ground and assumes a discrete transition from category A to category B. Modern usage avoids the fallacy by acknowledging the possibility of this middle ground.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SLIPPERY SLOPE in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SLIPPERY SLOPE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of SLIPPERY SLOPE in a Sentence

1. Daniel Ek:

   We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope.

2. Jim Patterson:

   What these Planned Parenthood videos have demonstrated is a very slippery slope to an immoral landscape.

3. College Park Councilmember Fazlul Kabir:

   The good thing is that it gives more residents the chance to make elected people more responsible, more accountable, but the risk is that this could be a slippery slope—other cities can do this, and the change could trickle down beyond College Park to counties and states, and it could even become a national issue –that’s the risk I was feeling.

4. Scott Huver:

   This move certainly feels like the top of a very slippery slope, while it is very difficult to fault either Sony or the theater chains for a reluctance to show the movie, it is most certainly a blow to free speech and creative expression — two of America’s most vital guiding principles.

5. Steve Sarkisian:

   These are the rules, we have to play by them. But it has created unique challenges that we have not seen before. Everybody’s trying to navigate through it the best way they can. But there’s a slippery slope. I don’t think any of us really know where this is going to go. This is the world we’re in right now.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Slippery_Slope
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_Slope
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SLIPPERY SLOPE