The Slippery Slope

According to the Nizkor Project, a slippery slope is defined as “a fallacy in which a person asserts that some event must inevitably follow from another without any argument for the inevitability of the event in question”-- meaning that there is no solidified proof as to why one event will lead to another, but somehow it’s inevitably going to happen. The slippery slope concern of euthanasia inexorably leading to nonconsenting patients being murdered…

hate speech. Further, allowing Richard Spencer’s speech does not necessarily align with John Stuart Mills opinion on the “evils of silencing speech”. Lastly, allowing Richard Spencer to speech on his white supremacist movement would result in a slippery slope. The speeches that Richard Spencer gives are filled with derogatory comments and verbiage that put those who are not classified in his race in harms way, however, it also puts the majority of the white population at much discomfort. John…

History: Theresa Marie Schindler, known to family and friends as “Terri” was born on December 3, 1963 to her parents Robert and Mary in Pennsylvania. She met her husband, Michael Schiavo while attending a community college and a few years after they married, the Schiavo’s moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. Terri had dealt with weight issues in the past and it was suspected that she struggled with bulimia. On February 25, 1990, Terri suffered a cardiac arrest as a result from a potassium…

the arguments opposed to euthanasia. First, I will discuss why the slippery slope argument is a fallacy, why proper pain management is not good enough for those who are in constant severe pain, why legalizing euthanasia will not undermine important health care and medical services, and the reasons why the legitimization of euthanasia by omission is not enough. Transition: Laws legalizing euthanasia will not create a slippery slope, but keep it under control so it is properly regulated for…

the idea of human cloning but Kass should not have argued that the repugnance we feel for human cloning is a reflection of a violation on nature and moral. There are many other arguments to be made here. Kass should have spent more time on the slippery slope argument or the fact that this is narcissistic and unnecessary. There are too many possibilities for abuse and far too many unknowns. Saying that cloning will result in identity and individuality issues or the dehumanizing of children is…

The scare tactics relies on the basis that most people who text and drive do not think about the consequences to themselves and others. The slippery slope is that people are becoming more careless with technology improvements. However, vehicles are being made with the internet and ways to sync your phone. This allows you to text back, hands-free (hands on the wheel), a message that says you’re driving…

women is no more thanks to this law. His lack of Logos created a question about his Ethos. Coaches are often looked up to, and admired, but with faulty and loose arguments any and all credibility is now lost. The whole situation created a slipper slope for the coach and really emphasized to the viewer that there is no logical reason to not allow the opposite gender to play as long the proper team or efforts to create one have been made. Not to mention the hasty generalizations made by him about…

For some, a drug is the difference between life and death. Assisted suicide is the act of a doctor consensually giving a patient a lethal amount of a drug in order to end the patient’s life. In the last 20 years, this issue has a spark controversy between doctors, religious leaders, patients, and lawmakers. The debate is between those who believe it is unethical for doctors to give these lethal doses, and those who believe that assisted suicide will benefit the patients who choose to end their…

Gender role expectations have been enforced for centuries, for both men and women. Women are traditionally taught to be rooted in “piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity,” per Barbara Welter, author of The Cult of True Womanhood (Welter 152). In opposition, men are associated with, “non-relational attitudes, restrictive emotionality, homophobia, avoiding femininity, aggression, status seeking, and self-reliance” (Mosher 158). Despite these past ideals, gender dynamics are changing,…

There are multitudinous ads, from thousands of different companies, all with a function, to get their point across. Whether those points are, to sell a merchandise, to warn about something, or possibly one completely diverse then the archetypal commercial. Each purpose has an audience, upon which they are trying to captivate to, which varies upon age groups. Ads can be in multiple formats, such as, video, digital, or print. No matter what the format, each advertisement contrasts one another,…