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Re:Reddit Bans Nazi Groups and Others in Crackdown on Violen... by uoaei on Thursday October 26, 2017 @07:59PM (#15564378)
Funny how the "slippery slope" argument seems to only get used by people resorting to false equivalencies immediately upon commencement of discussions on this topic.
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Re:Reddit Bans Nazi Groups and Others in Crackdown on Violen... by glenstein on Friday October 27, 2017 @08:00AM (#15567539)
Right, this is precisely my point. I can't count how many times I've seen people defending hate groups resort to slippery slopes and false equivalences. If you don't give hate groups unrestricted access to audiences, they claim 1984 is supposedly right around the corner.

But if you confront them with the slippery slope of equal logical validity which supports the opposing argument, suddenly they're mindful of the dangers of slippery slope arguments.

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