parade of horribles

Meanings:

• 1.

  United StatesUnited Kingdomformalrhetoricallegal
  • A rhetorical device or polemical argument that lists a series of feared or disastrous consequences to discourage a particular action or decision.
  • A type of slippery-slope argument that emphasizes hypothetical negative outcomes, often regarded as a fallacious or exaggerated line of reasoning.

• 2.

  Globalinformalcolloquial
  • A sequence or collection of alarming, unpleasant, or disastrous events or possibilities.