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In debate or rhetoric, a slippery slope ( also known as thin end of the wedge-or sometimes " edge " in US English-or the camel's nose ) is a classic form of argument, arguably an informal fallacy.
A slippery slope argument states that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant effect, much like an object given a small push over the edge of a slope sliding all the way to the bottom.
The strength of such an argument depends on the warrant, i. e. whether or not one can demonstrate a process which leads to the significant effect.
The fallacious sense of " slippery slope " is often used synonymously with continuum fallacy, in that it ignores the possibility of middle ground and assumes a discrete transition from category A to category B.
Modern usage avoids the fallacy by acknowledging the possibility of this middle ground.

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