Albert Beckham Jr. 
COMM 160
2/2/2017

        The topic slippery slope has stuck out the most to me so far because its everywhere in today's society. People think that gay marriage is OK so now they can marry their dog if they want to. That’s an example of a slippery slope. Everybody has their own opinion, but if that’s what you want to do then that’s OK.  
        I don’t agree that there's a logical next step. You have to draw a line somewhere, both individually and as a society. Once you start on that slope, it’s hard to stop. You can fall all the way down the slippery slope, but it’s a matter of principle. Having one beer won’t eventually make you an alcoholic. Shoplifting a candy bar won’t end up with you robbing a bank. Smoking weed won’t end up with you being an addict. You don’t know where to draw the line so you don’t fall down the slippery slope.  
       Slippery Slope is an example of a logical fallacy in which the proponent of an argument tries to persuade another to accept a conclusion by using a series of statements that have a superficial connection with one another.  In effect, the proponent claims that a certain event will inevitably result from the occurrence of an event even if there is a superficial connection between the two events. 
       This is a fallacy that is often committed not only by politicians, commercial advertisers, legislators, and advocacy groups but even by ordinary citizens. Most often, people become victims of this fallacy and they tend to accept the validity of the argument and its conclusion.