slippery slope
/ˌslɪpəri ˈsloʊp/
arguing that one event will inevitably lead to extreme consequences
slippery slope in a sentence
“If we allow this, soon anything goes is a slippery slope argument.”
Origin of slippery slope
English slippery from Old English slipor slippery + slope from Middle English slope inclined surface
Related Words
straw man
misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack
sunk cost fallacy
continuing something because of previously invested resources
tu quoque
deflecting criticism by pointing to the critic's similar behavior
whataboutism
responding to criticism by pointing to others' faults
appeal to tradition
arguing that something is valid because it has always been done that way
appeal to ignorance
arguing that a conclusion must be true because it has not been proven false