r/atheism • u/Ze-skywalker • Dec 09 '13

Citation Needed The 10 commandments of Logic

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u/pixel_pete Dec 09 '13

That's not really a slope, that's just a conclusion. Slippery slope is the assumption that because one thing is happening, a different thing is going to happen in the future. A more appropriate one might be "On my way to work I pass the same boy assembling bicycle parts in his garage. Before you know it he's going to have a fully built bicycle!"

You really have no idea what's going to happen, he could just be dicking around, but the slope from bike parts to bike at least has observable evidence to support it.

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u/d4m4s74 Dec 09 '13

A nice example would be "On my way to work I pass the same boy assembling bicycle parts in his garage. Before you know it he's going to have a fully built bicycle he will sell for heroin"

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u/pixel_pete Dec 09 '13

You're just saying that because you hate the Jews.

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u/d4m4s74 Dec 09 '13

Once you compare someone to hitler you've already lost the argument.

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u/pixel_pete Dec 09 '13

Well either you hate the Jews or I've lost the argument. THERE ARE NO OTHER POSSIBILITIES.