An explanation of the ethical argument known as the 'slippery slope'.
The slippery slope
The slippery slope
The slippery slope argument views decisions not on their own, but as the potential beginning of a trend.
In general form, this argument says that if we allow something relatively harmless today, we may start a trend that results in something currently unthinkable becoming accepted.
The slippery slope argument is used in discussing euthanasia and similar topics. For example, people worry that if voluntary euthanasia were to be made legal, it would not be long before involuntary euthanasia would start to happen.
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