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What is Moralist Fallacy?

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  Definition of the moralistic fallacy


The moralistic fallacy refers to the informal fallacy that draws conclusions from moral premises. The moralistic fallacy leads to ignoring scientific facts.


Characteristics of the moralistic fallacy

 

The moralistic fallacyis an error that is justified.

The moralistic fallacy can be seen as an inversion of the naturalistic fallacy.

It creates the error of ignoring scientific facts or truth in making conclusions based on moral judgment.

The moralistic fallacy frequently occurs in those who advocate political correctness (PC).


An example of the moralistic fallacy


 "All human beings are equal. Therefore, all human beings do not differ in their abilities."

The above example is an example of a typical moralistic fallacy. The difference between human equality and ability is irrelevant. It is a moral error that the moral justification that "all humans are equal" comes out and the distorted conclusion that "therefore, there is no difference in abilities between all humans" is a moral error. In short, the premise is wrong, and the conclusion is also wrong.


The Three Lines of Moralism fallacy

 

-The moralistic fallacy is an informal error.
-The moralistic fallacy is a common fallacy made by advocates of political correctness.
-The moralistic fallacy is often the opposite of scientific fact or truth.

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