> Some may accuse me of a slippery slope argument; I look at it as a continu... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		rsynnott on Feb 7, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple’s great GPL purge > Some may accuse me of a slippery slope argument; I look at it as a continuation of a linear regression and projection. So, er, a slope-related argument of some sort, then. It could be friction-y, I suppose.

nknight on Feb 7, 2012 [–]

"Slippery slope" is a specific type of usually-fallacious argument that relies only on what is possible, not what is likely based on actual evidence and trends. It's not a generic term for any argument that seeks to prove "X is heading toward Y".

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact