argumentum ad temperantiam ≍ “argument from moderation” fallacy
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Ἀριστοτέλης
- February 17, 2017
What is “moderate” is not necessarily always better or preferable to any more “extreme” alternatives. It is a fallacy to presume that moderation (or a more “moderate” course of action, habitual character trait, or policy) is necessarily wiser or would produce consequentially superior outcomes.
