A slippery slope fallacy
A) assumes that taking a first step will inevitably lead to other steps that cannot be prevented.
B) introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion.
C) assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable.
D) forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist.
E) assumes that because two things are related in time, they are causally linked.

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A slippery slope fallacy occurs when it is assumed that a particular action will trigger a negative series of events or steps that cannot be stopped once the initial action is taken.

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