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Which of the following best defines "Slippery Slope"?

person tries to exercise power of authority in an effort to give trustworthiness rather than focus on the argument topic

a person assumes two events that happened consecutively caused the other to happen

a person states that a minor movement will produce great and ridiculous conclusions

speaker assumes the statement to be true and is using the question to support itself and implies that the conclusion lacks support

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The third is correct. Any movement can spell a disaster. For example, this is often used in debates over gun control/regulation where any talk of even small regulation could lead to the end of all gun rights for everyone.
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