A slippery slope argument (SSA), in logic, critical thinking, political rhetoric, and caselaw, is an argument in which a party asserts that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant (usually negative) effect.

Flat Earth is the conspiracy that the government is hiding the true shape of the Earth. So what is the basis for banning it?

1. It's false? If you want to ban conspiracy theories that are false then if I post that Britney Spears is a lizard person controlled by satanic forces will I also get banned for that?

2. It's disingenuous? How do you determine if someone is serious about what they are posting?

3. It's spam? I don't think it would be a bad idea to have a rule that limits how many times you can post a similar topic in a week but the mods don't seem interested in doing that.

4. Adjacent topics. What happens if you've ban Flat Earth and the same users start spamming the board with topics about gravity and space that do not mention the shape of the Earth? How far do you go? Do you also ban any topic about NASA or the moon? What if they believe you can see too far because the Earth has a much larger diameter than they are telling us? Is that a ban?

A slippery slope argument (SSA), in logic, critical thinking, political rhetoric, and caselaw, is an argument in which a party asserts that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant (usually negative) effect.

Flat Earth is the conspiracy that the government is hiding the true shape of the Earth. So what is the basis for banning it?

1. It's false? If you want to ban conspiracy theories that are false then if I post that Britney Spears is a lizard person controlled by satanic forces will I also get banned for that?

2. It's disingenuous? How do you determine if someone is serious about what they are posting?

3. It's spam? I don't think it would be a bad idea to have a rule that limits how many times you can post a similar topic in a week but the mods don't seem interested in doing that.

4. Adjacent topics. What happens if you've ban Flat Earth and the same users start spamming the board with topics about gravity and space that do not mention the shape of the Earth? How far do you go? Do you also ban any topic about NASA or the moon?