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Which informal logical fallacy is committed in the statement 'If you give him an inch, he will take a mile'?

ASlippery slope ✓ Correct
BAppeal to force
CAppeal to authority
DHasty generalization
Correct answer: (A) Slippery slope
Explanation

The saying warns that a small concession will escalate to a large loss.

Giving an inch is projected to end in the taking of a mile.

One minor allowance is assumed to trigger a runaway chain of further demands.

No reason is offered for why the small step must lead to the extreme.

Predicting an extreme outcome from a slight first step is the slippery slope.

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