Slippery Slope

Asserting that if we allow A to happen, then Z will consequently happen too, therefore A should not happen.


The slippery slope fallacy suggests that something is dangerous because once one event occurs, other events will follow.
An example of the slippery slope fallacy is saying that McDonalds should not be able to advertise at the Olympics. The Olympics is the most watched televised event, therefore it will reach a large part of the worlds population. The advertisements will influence people to go to a McDonalds restaurant and eat the high calorie foods. The people that dine at McDonalds will then become overweight which could lead to obesity. When people are obese the amount of health related issues increases. This will increase the amount of federal spending on health care. 

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