Examples Of Slippery Slope Fallacy

I found several videos that give good examples of logical fallacies. All the DirecTV commercials in this compilation are good examples of the slippery slope fallacy. Each commercial shows how having cable TV can lead to a chain of events that result in bad outcomes. These commercials used the slippery slope fallacy on purpose to entertain the audience. A slippery slope fallacy claims that once you make one choice, a chain of events will inevitably follow. The truth is that making the first choice doesn’t lead to the entire chain of events. At each step there is a way to get out and avoid the rest of the chain. This video shows former president George Bush committing the either/or fallacy. He says, “Either you’re with us or you are with the
terrorists.” An either/or fallacy is when you claim that there is only two possible outcomes, when there are in fact several possible outcomes. Bush’s claim that there are only two sides is false, since a country could take the neutral stance. This clip is a good example of the false cause fallacy. Ernie keeps a banana in his ear because he thinks it keeps alligators away. When Bert comments that there are no alligators on Sesame Street, Ernie claims that the banana is doing a good job. A false cause fallacy claims that one event causes another event, when in fact the two events are completely unrelated. The fact the Ernie has a banana in his ear does not explain why there are no alligators on Sesame Street. These two facts are completely unrelated.