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People make assumptions and often exaggerate outcomes based on their beliefs. I feel like slippery slope fallacies are often born out of fear. People fear that a certain politician coming into power will lead to the country falling apart. People are afraid that going to war will turn into a nuclear winter.
Another slippery slope fallacy I thought about is people who research certain symptoms online to try and diagnose themselves. Someone will have a headache, go on Web M.D., and end up believing they have brain cancer and are going to die.
Slippery slope fallacies are dangerous because they often times end up believing the worst possible outcome will occur without any solid proof to back up their assumption.
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