Which term best describes claiming that a small policy change will inevitably cause societal collapse without evidence?

• A. False Dilemma Fallacy
• B. Slippery Slope Fallacy
• C. Confirmation Bias
• D. Inference

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is a slippery slope: arguing that a small policy change will inevitably lead to societal collapse, without presenting evidence that such a chain of events will actually occur. This fallacy relies on fear of extreme outcomes and treats a distant, uncertain sequence as guaranteed, even though there’s no solid justification for each step in the chain.

It fits best because it focuses on an assumed, unavoidable progression rather than a careful, warranted causal analysis. It isn’t about presenting only two options (that would be a false dilemma), it isn’t about biased information tending to confirm preconceptions (that’s confirmation bias), and it isn’t just drawing a conclusion from data (inference) without demonstrating a causal chain.