Preferred Label : wedge argument;
MeSH definition : An assertion that an action apparently unobjectionable in itself would set in motion
a train of events leading ultimately to an undesirable outcome. (From Cambridge Dictionary
of Philosophy, 1995);
MeSH synonym : slippery slope argument; slippery slope arguments; wedge arguments;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery slope argument;
Origin ID : D035761;
UMLS CUI : C0205759;
Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
An assertion that an action apparently unobjectionable in itself would set in motion
a train of events leading ultimately to an undesirable outcome. (From Cambridge Dictionary
of Philosophy, 1995)
