2. Starting Point
We know that every action cause something else to happen,
that causes something else to happen etc
Like when a train pulls its carriages
Like a food Chain
3. What is it?
When an arguer states that one action can
accumulate downwards to a final consequence
So basically something small that you do will lead to
a bad outcome
The action may not be bad, but it opens the door to
the horrible consequence
4. Why is it used?
It is used to show that the first action is ‘immoral’
because it leads to the unwanted outcome
This leads to
Action X Bad Outcome Y
Tries to prove that
action X is therefore
immoral
5. Example
(1) If you go to the Isle of Wight Festival, then next
you’ll be going to the Glastonbury, and before you
know it you’ll be a hippie, dirty and with long hair
and everything.
(2) You don’t want to be a Hippie
Therefore
(3) You shouldn’t go to the Isle of Wight Festival
6. Example
(1) If you start gambling you find it hard to stop.
Soon you are spending all your money on gambling,
and you’ll end up homeless
(2) You do not want to be homeless
Therefore
(3) You shouldn’t start gambling
7. Example
(1) If you smoke one cigarette, you may want to have
another. Soon you will then have to keep on smoking
and smoking. This will lead to you having
emphysema and dying.
(2) You do not want to die
Therefore
(3)You should never smoke a cigarette
