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Re:Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappea... by IAmEveryone on Saturday March 24, 2018 @05:41PM (#16669128)
Slippery Slope was coined to describe a logical fallacy. It's funny how things sometimes turn out...

Specifically, it's not a meaningful argument because it's far too broad, and applies to more or less anything.

Example: "Now they're just banning asbestos and lead. But next year it'll be wood and orange juice!"

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Re:Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappea... by Joeboy on Saturday March 24, 2018 @05:48PM (#16669165)
> Slippery Slope was coined to describe a logical fallacy.

Is that true? I always assumed the fallacy was named for the already existing expression.

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Re:Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappea... by wjn0 on Saturday March 24, 2018 @07:13PM (#16669599)
> Is that true? I always assumed the fallacy was named for the already existing expression.

Funny! I'd never thought of that. For those curious, Wiktionary says that it's actually from the Latin, "fallere", to deceive [1].

[1] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fallacy

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Re:Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappea... by jpttsn on Saturday March 24, 2018 @05:51PM (#16669188)
Who could be against saving the forests and decreasing harmful sugar consumption?
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Re:Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappea... by fastball on Saturday March 24, 2018 @07:44PM (#16669722)
Sarcasm?
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