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Methodology of Psak (Yeshivat Har Etzion): How does the practice of halacha effect how takkanot and gzeirot are formulated? Analyzes R. Sherlow's treatment of the "slippery slope argument", the role of ein gozrin gzeirot al hatzibbur she'ein rov hatzibbur yecholin laamod ba, ein gozrin gzeira l'gzeira, and other related rules. A summary of the article, and a link to the original, can be found here: https://shaashuim.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/the-slippery-slope-part-2/.