Snowball Effect

I had to google the synonym of snowball effect and found some amazing answers.

domino effect
escalation
upsurge
enlargement
development
increase

A situation which continues to grow in an uncontrollable way.

• One could substitute domino effect. or chain reaction, if using it in a more negative sense, one could say, "a vicious circle" or a "spiral of decline" but if is used to describe something beneficial, I would go with "a virtuous circle" I would stay away from cliche's like "A slippery slope" because while that term, usually used argumentatively, states that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant effect, much like an object (snowball) given a small push over the edge of a slope sliding all the way- to the bottom. However, the the fallacious sense of "slippery slope" is often used synonymously with continuum fallacy, in that it ignores the possibility of middle ground and assumes a discrete transition from category A to category B. Modern usage avoids the fallacy by acknowledging the possibility of this middle ground. 

• It's officially known as the Butterfly Effect
  which in itself states that under the PERFECT conditions- in our own world the small gust of wind produced by a flap of the wings of a butterfly can continue to grow in power and become a force that would be called a level five hurricane as it escalates further 

I found this fascinating, especially seeing butterfly effect being the positive side, but most of the other descriptions focus on something negative.  The video below shows what could happen when one thing can set other things motion in either direction.

Enjoy,
Coach Yulia

Post by Yeni Şafak.