A Slippery Slope Fallacy

question 8

Multiple Choice

A slippery slope fallacy

• A) assumes that taking a first step will inevitably lead to other steps that cannot be prevented.
• B) introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion.
• C) assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable.
• D) forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist.
• E) assumes that because two things are related in time, they are causally linked.

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Definitions:

Portuguese

Refers to something of, from, or related to Portugal, including its culture, people, or language.

Western Atlantic Trade

A historical trading network across the Atlantic Ocean, primarily involving European countries and their American and African colonies, facilitating the exchange of goods, slaves, and resources from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

Spanish Conquistadors

Explorers and soldiers from Spain who, during the 16th century, conquered large portions of the Americas, including the Aztec and Inca empires.

Indian Resistance

Efforts by Native American peoples to resist European colonization, the encroachment on their lands, and the loss of their cultures, particularly from the 16th to the 19th centuries.