- slippery slope argument
- argumento derrapante
English-Portuguese philosophical dictionary. 2014.
slippery slope argument
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Slippery-Slope-Argument — Als Dammbruchargument bezeichnet man eine Argumentationsweise (bzw. rhetorische Technik), die darin besteht, dass der Opponent den Proponenten vor dem Vollzug eines bestimmten Schritts bzw. einer bestimmten Handlung warnt und dabei geltend macht … Deutsch Wikipedia
Slippery slope — In debate or rhetoric, the slippery slope is one of the classical informal fallacies. It suggests that an action will initiate a chain of events culminating in an undesirable event later without establishing or quantifying the relevant… … Wikipedia
slippery slope — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ very ▪ dangerous ▪ proverbial ▪ He was on the proverbial slippery slope to bankruptcy. VERB + SLIPPERY SLOPE ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Slippery Slope — is a 2006 independent film starring Tony Award winning actor Dan Fogler.A slippery slope is also a style of philosophical argument where agreement at one end of a scale is used to justify agreement at the other end.External links*imdb… … Wikipedia
slippery slope — noun a) A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious. I think basing your actions off an assumption like that is a slippery slope that is going to get you in… … Wiktionary
slippery slope — One is standing on a slippery slope when arguments one has accepted against a position appear to apply equally to one s own position, forcing one, perhaps little by little, into a conclusion one has no desire to accept. Much argument against… … Philosophy dictionary
slippery-slope — adj. Slippery slope is used with these nouns: ↑argument … Collocations dictionary
Slope — (eng.: Steigung) steht für Course Rating und Slope, Golfbegriff Dual Slope Verfahren, Funktionsprinzip eines ADUs Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) optisches System für Piloten Slippery Slope Argument, rhetorischer Begriff Clapeyron Slope,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Argument from setting a precedent — Argument from precedent is a common fallacy in discussion, for example on committees or in meetings. It consists in saying that to act correctly in circumstances X would be inadvisable, in case others consider that this would set a precedent for… … Wikipedia
Argument to moderation — Middle ground redirects here. For other uses, see Middle Ground (disambiguation). Argument to moderation (Latin: argumentum ad temperantiam, also known as middle ground, false compromise, gray fallacy and the golden mean fallacy) is a logical… … Wikipedia
argument — noun 1 discussion ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, heated, violent ▪ big ▪ I had a big argument with my mother this morning. ▪ little, petty … Collocations dictionary
