The great slippery-slope argument¶
Burgess. (1993). The great slippery-slope argument. Journal of Medical Ethics.
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Domain-specific¶
- Slippery Slope
- Public-policy debate — "if we allow X, soon they'll demand Y, then Z," used to block a reform without engaging the merits of X itself. Bioethics — the recurring shape of objections to incremental liberalizations (assisted dying, gene editing), each invoking a speculative terminus.
This sourceA report that proposals for voluntary euthanasia are met with a flood of slippery-slope arguments warning of the dangers of a Nazi-style slide into genocide.
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“Whenever some form of beneficent killing--for example, voluntary euthanasia--is advocated, the proposal is greeted with a flood of slippery-slope arguments warning of the dangers of a Nazi-style slide into genocide.”
- Public-policy debate — "if we allow X, soon they'll demand Y, then Z," used to block a reform without engaging the merits of X itself. Bioethics — the recurring shape of objections to incremental liberalizations (assisted dying, gene editing), each invoking a speculative terminus.
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