# Why hasn't the media rubbed our noses in COVID deaths? It might be the thing that saves us

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**Created:** [November 27, 2020, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-the-media-rubbed-our-noses-in-covid-deaths-it-might-be-the-thing-that-saves-us/926555 "2020-11-27T05:43:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![FigNorton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fignorton/32/5619_2.png) [@FigNorton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FigNorton)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-the-media-rubbed-our-noses-in-covid-deaths-it-might-be-the-thing-that-saves-us/926555/51 "2020-11-29T00:01:46Z")

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Not looking to continue a fight or anything but you made me think of something I wanted to talk about:

> [@Slippery slope vs the Ratchet Effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slippery-slope-vs-the-ratchet-effect/926703):
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> So, I’m not a fan of “logical fallacies” calls being used as a debate tactic in general. But one that bugs me most is “slippery slope”. I think slippery slopes happen, both for good and ill. I think the studied concept of the Ratchet Effect is kinda an obvious example. Does anyone want to discuss how they’re same/different concepts? Or other related things.

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