Wedge Argument
"Wedge Argument" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An assertion that an action apparently unobjectionable in itself would set in motion a train of events leading ultimately to an undesirable outcome. (From Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 1995)
Descriptor ID |
D035761
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MeSH Number(s) |
K01.316.163.875 K01.752.256.113.875
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Concept/Terms |
Wedge Argument- Wedge Argument
- Wedge Arguments
- Slippery Slope Argument
- Slippery Slope Arguments
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