Bill: "We have to prevent those ecologists from getting that clean air bill passed."
Joe: "Why? It doesn't seem that radical. In fact, it seems pretty reasonable to me."
Bill: "Don't you understand? If we let them get that bill passed then the next thing you know Congress will be banning every form of industrial pollution."
Joe: "But..."
Bill: "But nothing. Then we'll be out of business. We'll be out of work. That will be it for us and the country. So get out there and take care of that bill."Straw ManAppeal to FlatterySlippery SlopeThe BandwagonStraw Man is a wrong answer. In this example, there is no indication that Bill is presenting a "parody" of a position that he claims to be arguing against.Appeal to Flattery is a wrong answer. In this example, there is no flattery of any kind.Slippery Slope is the right answer. Bill is asserting that some dire result will automatically follow from the clean air bill. However, Bill offers no reasons to believe that the result in question must occur, nor does he offer any evidence in support of his claim.The Bandwagon is a wrong answer. In this case, Bill is not claiming that Joe will be excluded from his peer group if he fails to accept or reject a claim.In this example, Bill is claiming that dire results will occur.3