The Naturalistic Fallacy

Offering Natural Facts (e.g., Facts concerning human nature, evolutionary development, etc.) as the sufficient grounds for supporting an ethical position.

Tu Quoque

Attempting to avoid the moral condemnation of oneself or another by accusing those who make the charge of moral wrongdoing of the same or similar moral wrongdoing.

Moral Conventionalism

Moral Legalism

Citing laws or rules of conduct as the sufficient grounds for supporting an ethical position.

Moral Prudenttialism

Arguing that an action is morally elective or obligatory because it serves the best interest of a given individual or group.

Slippery Slope

Arguing that an action is morally impermissible allowing it will lead inevitably to the social acceptance of grossly immoral consequences.

Argument to the People

Red Herring

Offering irrelevant premises in support of a moral position as a means of diverting attention from the real moral issues.