If a Slippery Slope Argument Predicts an Undesirable Outcome, and Then

question 144

Multiple Choice

If a slippery slope argument predicts an undesirable outcome, and then that outcome does not occur, does that show that the argument committed the slippery slope fallacy?

• A)No, because the prediction might have been based on good evidence.
• B)No, because we can never rule out the possibility that the prediction will come true later.
• C)Yes, because all predictions of undesirable outcomes commit the slippery slope fallacy.
• D)Yes, because all false predictions commit the slippery slope fallacy.
• E)Yes, because all slippery slope fallacies make false predictions.

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