moral argument
Right-wrong reasoning dispute
A moral argument is reasoning that appeals to ethics, values, or principles of right and wrong rather than practical considerations.
Someone might oppose a policy on economic grounds while another opposes it on moral grounds.
In philosophy, the moral argument specifically refers to an argument for God's existence based on the reality of objective moral truths.
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- debateFormal argument on issues
- slippery slopeArgument predicting inevitable escalation
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
golden rule · right · wrong · principle · justice · persuasion · reasoning · duty · values · dilemma · ethical dilemma · stance · conviction · preaching · sermon · guilt · guilt trip · shame
- Faith and Sciencefaith and reason, intelligent design, creationism, creation science, evolution debate
- philosophical argumentsyllogism, premise, conclusion, reductio ad absurdum, deduction
- theologyecclesiology, eschatology, Christology, God, dogmatics
- atheist argumentsproblem of evil, burden of proof, lack of evidence, unfalsifiability
moral argumentrealpolitik
Politics prioritizing practicality over ethics
legal brief · cost-benefit analysis · emotional appeal · appeal to authority · appeal to emotion
moral argumentsophistry
Deceptive reasoning
rationalization · bad faith argument · propaganda · demagoguery · manipulation
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