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Which statement is an example of slippery slope?
Studies have found that screen time, when used appropriately, can be beneficial to students.
People against screen time make ridiculous arguments for how dangerous the effects can be.
Screen time does not waste hours since it can be used to help students make exponential growth.
If we do not allow screen time, we hurt students, who will end up failing and having to repeat grades.
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The fourth statement: "If we do not allow screen time, we hurt students, who will end up failing and having to repeat grades."
Why: it asserts a chain of events from a single action (banning screen time) to an extreme consequence (students failing and repeating grades) without justification — the classic slippery-slope move.
(For context: #1 is a factual/evidence claim, #2 is dismissive/ad hominem or straw-man-ish, and #3 is a positive/exaggerated claim rather than a slippery-slope.)
Why: it asserts a chain of events from a single action (banning screen time) to an extreme consequence (students failing and repeating grades) without justification — the classic slippery-slope move.
(For context: #1 is a factual/evidence claim, #2 is dismissive/ad hominem or straw-man-ish, and #3 is a positive/exaggerated claim rather than a slippery-slope.)
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