The purpose of this article is to describe a reduction of the slicing problem to the study of the parameter I1(K,Zq{ring operator}(K))=K{norm of matrix}{dot operator},x{norm of matrix}Lq(K)dx. We show that an upper bound of the form I1(K,Zq{ring operator}(K))C1qsnLK2, with 1/2. . s. 1, leads to the estimate. LnC2n4lognq1-s2, where Ln:=max{LK:K is an isotropic convex body in Rn}. 2011.