On Slippery Slopes

I here discuss an argument frequently dismissed as a fallacy – the slippery slope or camel's nose. The argument has three forms – analogical, argumentative, and prudential. None of these provides a deductive guarantee, but all can provide considerations capable of influencing the intellect. Our...

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Published in:Philosophy (London) 2018-07, Vol.93 (3), p.375-393
Main Author: Devine, Philip E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Assisted suicide
Commercial speech
Drug dosages
Emancipation of slaves
Hate crimes
Marijuana
Marriage
Philosophers
Philosophy
Pro life movement
Slavery
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Summary:I here discuss an argument frequently dismissed as a fallacy – the slippery slope or camel's nose. The argument has three forms – analogical, argumentative, and prudential. None of these provides a deductive guarantee, but all can provide considerations capable of influencing the intellect. Our evaluation of such arguments reflects our background social and evaluative assumptions.
ISSN:0031-8191
1469-817X
DOI:10.1017/S0031819118000116