Appeal to conscience example please

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• _oshun1_ Alum Member

  March 2018 3652 karma

  I don't have an example from an LSAT pt but this would just be saying something like
  "even though all the evidence proves that Bob committed the crime, Bob was abused as a child, so he shouldn't be charged."

  Appeal to conscience is just an appeal to emotion.
• westcoastbestcoast Alum Member

  March 2018 3788 karma

  @"surfy surf" said:
  I don't have an example from an LSAT pt but this would just be saying something like
  "even though all the evidence proves that Bob committed the crime, Bob was abused as a child, so he shouldn't be charged."

  Appeal to conscience is just an appeal to emotion.

  Yeah this is a good one!
• Broccoli Core Member

  March 2018 edited March 2018 352 karma

  @"surfy surf" Alright. That makes sense now.

  One more obvious question. When they're saying "reason", they're asking for why the argument should be applied, right?
• _oshun1_ Alum Member

  March 2018 3652 karma

  @Broccoli180 said:
  @"surfy surf" Alright. That makes sense now.

  One more obvious question. When they're saying "reason", they're asking for why the argument should be applied, right?

  Not really. An appeal to conscience, rather than [an appeal to] reason.

  An appeal to reason can be anything which reasonably supports the conclusion. It's reasoning for the argument. Bob murdered people. Murdering people is illegal. What Bob did was illegal.

  What is the appeal to reason here? That Bob murdered people and murdering people is illegal. Citing the law and fact is an appeal to reason.
• Broccoli Core Member

  March 2018 352 karma

  @"surfy surf" your explanation is on point. thank you