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Not always. The slippery slope is a logical device that can be applied correctly or fallaciously.
Comment by AnthraxCat at 11/06/2015 at 03:27 UTC
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No, the slippery slope is a fallacy. There is a difference between saying: "they did this, so they will do that worse thing next!" And "Reddit's policy on censorship has bad checks and balances to protect it from abuse." The slippery slope extrapolates and tries to make you scared, rather than critiques through reason. It's a logical fallacy because it's a fear mongering device, and distracts from actually understanding why something is bad.