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Definitions for moralistic fallacy
moral·is·tic fal·la·cy
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Moralistic fallacy
The moralistic fallacy is the informal fallacy of assuming that whichever aspect of nature which has socially unpleasant consequences cannot exist. Its typical form is "if X were true, then it would happen that Z!", where Z is a morally, socially or politically undesireble thing. What should be moral is assumed a priori to also be naturally occurring. The moralistic fallacy is used to be presented as the reverse of the naturalistic fallacy. However, it could be seen as a variation of the very same naturalistic fallacy; the difference between them could be considered pragmatical, depending on the intentions of that who uses it: naturalistic fallacy if she wants to justify existing social practices with the argument that they are natural; moralistic fallacy if she wants to combat existing social practices with the argument of denying that they are natural.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of moralistic fallacy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of moralistic fallacy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- المغالطة الأخلاقيةArabic
- falacia moralistaSpanish
- falácia moralistaPortuguese
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