Slippery Slope Argument Phil 103 19 April 2006 When one argues against an idea or action‚ one form often used is called the slippery slope argument. In a slippery slope argument‚ one takes a consequentialist view on the action in question‚ then extrapolates the further outcome sometimes based on evidence‚ sometimes not. For example‚ I might argue that my teacher should not eat chocolate ice cream‚ because of two reasons: Eating chocolate ice cream stimulates pleasure centers in the brain
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How Slippery is the Slope? “There is no ‘slippery slope’ toward loss of liberties‚ only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders.” Alan K. Simpson. The essay‚ Chapter 6: The Slippery Slope‚ is a break down on how ineffective and illogical the slippery slope fallacy is in an argument against gay marriage. Initially it presents the counter which is the slippery slope essay‚ and then it breaks it down by four categories being; (1) slipping
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Kaplan University CJ340: Applied CJ Ethics Unit 4 Assignment August 26‚ 2013 Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines “slippery slope” as a course of action that seems to lead inevitably to from one action or result to another unintended consequence (Merriem-Webster‚ 2013). The “slippery slope” can refer to almost every walk of live but here it is being applied to law enforcement and accepting gratuities. Here it is referring to police officers accepting what may seem to be harmless
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For the Running Header: THE SLIPPERY SLOPE TO CORRUPTION The Slippery Slope to Corruption and the Public Corruption of Police Officers Ricky A Price‚ Col. U.S.A.F. (Ret) Kaplan University Online CJ340-02: Applied Criminal Justice Ethics Professor Kevin Stoehr 10 July 2012 The law enforcement agent‚ that represents government‚ bears the heavy responsibility of maintaining‚ in his own conduct and the honor and integrity of all government institutions. He‚ consequently‚ shall guard against
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What is a slippery slope argument? Critically discuss the use of such arguments in one area of biomedical ethical controversy. The slippery slope argument is amongst the strongest voiced and possibly the most emotive of arguments in opposition to legalising voluntary active euthanasia (VAE‚ the act of accelerating the death of another‚ usually by lethal injection‚ for their own good and with their consent). In fact‚ in discussion on practically any change in social policy it is common place
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A Slippery Slope Al Watts‚ inTEgro‚ Inc. www.integro-inc.com I had the pleasure of lunch recently with the former VP of Sales for a $16 million technology company and published author who shares my passion for “transforming business as usual into business at its best.” Mark Faris freely shares another distinguishing credential: he is a convicted felon for fraud and money laundering that led to three years of hard time away from home and family. Mark’s experience was clearly a significant defining
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recipients involved. My argument proceeds in four sections: In the first section‚ I articulate Singer’s argument. In the second section‚ I show that Singer’s argument is invalid as it relies on the premise that donation to charity organisations will prevent bad without considering the inadequacies of human nature and hence making it a false premise. In the third section‚ I offer a response on Singer’s behalf by explaining that the objection offered earlier is a slippery slope argument that relies on doomsday
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As with all great conflicts in history‚ it was not one factor but rather a multitude of issues that led to the breakdown of compromise during the 19th century and eventually to the Civil War. The government of the period was entirely content to sweep the issue of slavery under the rug‚ contrasting sharply with the strongly polar feelings of the nation‚ with the South wanting to expand the ‘peculiar institution’ and the North beginning to see it as a moral dilemma. The combination of these contradictory
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VP 5 Slippery Slope-HealthSouth Questions: 1. Summarized the Video. Aaron Beam discusses with Stanford Graduate students his start of his career as a newly certified CPA. His career started at Life Mart where he meets Richard Scrushy who wastes no time on sizing up Aaron Beam. However‚ Life Mart is acquired a couple years later jeopardizing the employment of Aaron Beam‚ however‚ venture capitalists ask if anyone has a company idea to start up and Richard Scrushy’s name is thrown out. Richard Scrushy
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His main points was concerning the slippery slope argument of euthanasia and how it relates to the situation and its unjustness. He states that these arguments are merely saying to the baby "as far as your interests are concerned it would be morally best if we induced a quick and painless death. But if we do‚ it will launch the rest of us down a slippery slope. So put up with your distress‚ and save us all from the slippery slopes" (Campbell‚ pg. 283). His argument is that while creating a quick and
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