Premises that consist of the idea that certain events lie along a continuum, and affecting one event affects all events, are involved in
A) part-whole fallacies.
B) circular reasoning.
C) slippery slope.
D) a straw person.
E) None of the above

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The slippery slope argument is based on the premise that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant (usually negative) effect, suggesting that changing one event on a continuum affects all subsequent events.

Premises That Consist of the Idea That Certain Events Lie