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pixelgeek on Dec 8, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Twitter suspends account tracking Maxwell trial

I don't think that there is any in Stalin's rise to power[0] that would fit the definition.

The post you are responding to also refers specifically to the Slippery Slope Fallacy[1] which is a different beast than just calling something a 'Slippery Slope'

[0]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin#Consolidation_of... [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_slope

imwillofficial on Dec 8, 2021 [–]

There were many early signs of Stalin’s future misdeeds. Signs if recognized in a climate like today, would be called a slippery slope fallacy.

My point is this, don’t turn off critical thinking because something is a so called fallacy.

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