According to Beauchamp and Childress, the main problem with slippery-slope arguments is:
A) They are typically politically motivated
B) They rely on speculative predictions for which there is scant evidence
C) They mistakenly assume that prohibitions are both instrumentally and symbolically important
D) Their heavily metaphorical character
E) All of the above

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Slippery-slope arguments are criticized by Beauchamp and Childress mainly because they depend on speculative predictions that often lack substantial evidence. These arguments suggest that a small first step will lead to a chain of related (negative) events without providing solid evidence for those claims.

According to Beauchamp and Childress, the Main Problem with Slippery-Slope