Appeal to consequences

What it is

Argues that a claim is true or false because of the good or bad consequences of believing it, rather than because of the evidence.

Related

• Motivated reasoning bias
  Choosing a belief for its consequences rather than its evidence is motivated reasoning.
• Wishful thinking fallacy
  Appeal to consequences and wishful thinking both pick conclusions because of how they would feel or what they would lead to.

References

• Wikipedia: Appeal to consequences en.wikipedia.org
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Fallacies iep.utm.edu
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Fallacies plato.stanford.edu
• Wikipedia: List of fallacies en.wikipedia.org
• Purdue OWL: Logical fallacies owl.purdue.edu

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