Transing ChildrenSo the new Blue's Clues (you know, that show for 3 and 4 year olds) has nu-wave Pride be what the 'P' stands for in their alphabet song

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[–]Constantine 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

There's misconception about that fallacy. There's a difference between the "slippery slope fallacy" and "slippery slope arguments." All slippery slope fallacies are slippery slope arguments, but not all slippery slope arguments are fallacious. The fallacious ones are defined by the proposed consequences of a said action or movement being wild and unlikely. Clearly, this argument was not as wild and unlikely as we would've liked to think, and thus was not fallacious (in this way - I'd say it still was in other ways since the consequences are with a different group than the same-sex attracted).

They should really rename the fallacy.

[–]Three_oneFourWanted for thought crimes in countless ideologies 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's also why there's a fallacy fallacy. Even if someone's argument is or appears fallacious, that does not mean that the argument is inherently false. It may be fully or partially true due to reasons not brought up in the fallacious argument, so just saying, "Ah! That's a strawman!" or "Boo! That's a slippery slope fallacy!" is not enough to disregard another's argument.

It does mean the other party is bad at arguing, but not that they are wrong