Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox
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It’s 1954. Vietnamese nationalists are on the verge of securing an independent Vietnam under communist leader Ho Chi Minh. U.S. President Eisenhower claims that by virtue of the "falling domino principle," communist control of Vietnam would lead to the global spread of authoritarian communist regimes. Can you spot the problem with this argument? Elizabeth Cox explores the slippery slope fallacy.
Explain the slippery slope fallacy within the context of the falling domino principle.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Elizabeth Cox
- Director Hector Herrera, Pazit Cahlon
- Narrator Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Animator Hector Herrera
- Art Director Hector Herrera
- Storyboard Artist Pazit Cahlon
- Composer Massassauga
- Sound Designer Nick Sewell
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Production Coordinator Abdallah Ewis
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma
