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Though its origin is unknown, and its premise has been disproven, this story still remains one of most cited metaphors for creeping normality, or the slippery slope.
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The story goes that frog thrown into a boiling pot will immediately jump out. But if a pot in gradually heated with the frog inside it, said frog will allow themselves to be boiled alive.
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Experiments have shown this not to be the case, as the frog will invariably jump out if the water in the pot gets too hot for them. The only time they'll actually stay is if they've had their brains removed prior. (Which does contribute to the validity of this story as a metaphor)
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Though its origin is unknown, and its premise has been disproven, this story still remains one of most cited metaphors for creeping normality, or the slippery slope.
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The story goes that frog thrown into a boiling pot will immediately jump out. But if a pot in gradually heated with the frog inside it, said frog will allow themselves to be boiled alive.
*
Experiments have shown this not to be the case, as the frog will invariably jump out if the water in the pot gets too hot for them. The only time they'll actually stay is if they've had their brains removed prior. (Which does contribute to the validity of this story as a metaphor)