Slippery slope arguments occur when one person, group of persons or, in legal terms, a party, views decisions as having the potential to begin a trend. In general, a slippery slope argument says that if a relatively harmless action is taken today, it could start a trend that will lead to something unconscionable being accepted in the future.

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In the year that followed the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a total of 181,510 Americans signed up to join an active-duty branch of the United States military.

Due to a high rate of illnesses, including COVID-19, school district administrators announced that the schools would close for the remainder of the week, and plan to reopen Monday, Jan. 24.

“CUB is our Campus Union Board for third and fourth graders at North. There are two representatives elected from each third and fourth grade class at the beginning of the school year."

Superintendent Michael Wallace explained in a letter to parents that the reason is because of a "high volume of absenteeism due to a variety of illnesses and symptoms," across the K-12 school district.