Logical Fallacies-Pick 3

SLIPPERY SLOPE: The idea that letting one instance slide may lead to many others in the future. For instance, in the NBA once kids started going straight from high school to the draft, it created a domino effect years later with more and more kids going to the NBA straight out of high school, rather than choosing to go to college. This created a slippery slope because there was no criteria for entering the draft out of high school, and kids began taking advantage of it. It later ruined all eligibility of playing in college with a paid tuition. Yes, there were a few kids that were ready for the jump to the NBA, but more than the majority were not. The NBA created the one year in college rule after several years of seeing players ruin there basketball careers by entering the draft out of high school.

POLARIZATION: For instance all bullies in school continue to beat up kids and pick on people throughout their lives. Bullies have a reputation of picking on smaller, unsocial kids throughout there elementary days. We have this perception in our heads about bullies so that everytime a kid is picked on by another, we use the word bullying. We often hear a teacher say, "stop bullying" him around or something along those lines.

BANDWAGON APPEALS: We see ESPN do this a lot. Every time a team wins, they jump on the bandwagon for that team until they lose. It often happens in sports in nearly every instance. The Boston Red Sox were nearly a forgotten team (like the cubs) until 2004 when they won their first World Series Championship in almost 100 years. Since then, fans for the Red Sox have nearly quadrupled. They have created a brand that competes with the New York Yankees. This never seemed possible before they won a couple championships in a few years. It created a big competition between the Yankees and Red sox. Whoever hated the Yankees automatically became Red Sox fans so they could cheer against the Yankees. The Red Sox are big rivals with the Yankees, so it was easy to jump on the Red Sox bandwagon.