Slippery Slope

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Logic

Foundational Lexiconone thing leads to disaster
Executive Parlancecascade catastrophizing
Scholarly Discoursecontinuum fallacy
Babel ZenithCamel's Nose
Origin: Arabian Proverb

Etymology & Meaning

Arguing that one small step will inevitably lead to extreme consequences.

In the Boardroom

Opposition claiming that one acquisition will lead to monopoly.

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