Re:Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reig...
by nexuist on Thursday October 15, 2020 @04:13PM
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It is stupid especially considering that the people who are for this sort of censorship (or moderation, if you will) usually also agree with the notion that we are heading towards fascism. Which one is it then? Is it possible to take on step forward and stay put, or does every step forward indicate more steps in the future?
You can't have it both ways, it's either a fallacy or not. History tells us that it is not a fallacy, and that we should use all the warning signs we can find before it's too late to go back.
Re:Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reig...
by colordrops on Thursday October 15, 2020 @05:52PM
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"slippery slope" is not a fallacy. It happens all the time. It happened with privacy. Do you not remember when a printer driver phoning home with usage stats was a national news story? Now you are a a bad company if you don't do this.
Re:Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reig...
by hnhg on Thursday October 15, 2020 @04:16PM
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Indeed, when done on purpose, it has another name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salami_slicing
It's really frustrating to see this. I think there was some stupid "list of fallacies" infographic popular on Reddit a few months back that spawned this notion that there's no such thing as a "slippery slope" and calling anything a "slippery slope" means you're wrong and your argument can be tossed out.
But... that's exactly how rights are eroded. It is, in the purest sense, a slippery slope of gradual change.
I'm not sure how I feel about this specific instance (the Twitter/Biden thing) but I think the "slippery slope fallacy" fallacy is relevant here.