Slippery Slope

Type

Informal

AKA

The Domino Fallacy, Continuum Fallacy (when relevant)

Description

Arguing that a small first step will inevitably lead to a chain of negative events without evidence for such inevitability.

Examples

• "If we allow same-sex marriage, next people will want to marry their pets."
• "If we legalise cannabis, soon all drugs will be legal."