A speaker warns that one small step will end in disaster. That fallacy is the:
APersonal attack
BCausal mistake
CSlippery slope
DBandwagon call
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Slippery slope
1. One action is said to trigger ruin.
2. The consequences are painted as disastrous.
3. It is the slippery slope.
_Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Chapter 9, Rhetorical Analysis._
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