Logical fallacy

Appeal to nature

Also known as: Naturalistic appeal

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What it is

Argues that something is good, safe or right because it is "natural" (or bad because it is "unnatural"). Many natural things are harmful and many artificial things are beneficial.

Example "It's all natural, so it can't hurt you."

References

Wikipedia: Appeal to nature en.wikipedia.org
Your Logical Fallacy Is: Appeal to nature yourlogicalfallacyis.com
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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