Larks comments on Logical fallacy poster - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Larks 22 April 2012 10:17:20AM 1 point [-]

it can easily be a fully general counter argument unless it resorts to specific evidence in support.

Right. So

  • If we eat ice-cream on tuesdays now, soon the earth will be attacked by killer neopods!

is a poor slippery slope, whereas

  • If we eat ice-cream on tuesdays now, we'll soon eat it every day

is not.