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===Appeal to Consequences===

===Appeal to Consequences===

An ''appeal to consequences,'' or, more fully, ''appeal to consequences of a belief,'' is an attempt to motivate belief with an appeal either to the good consequences of believing or the bad consequences of disbelieving. This may or may not involve an appeal to force. Such arguments are fallacious because the consequences of believing or disbelieving have no bearing on the truth or falsity of a belief.  The following is an example:

An ''appeal to consequences,'' or, more fully, ''appeal to adverse consequences'' or ''appeal to consequences of a belief,''<ref>[http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal-to-consequences.html Fallacy: Appeal to Consequences]</ref> is an attempt to motivate belief with an appeal either to the good consequences of believing or the bad consequences of disbelieving. This may or may not involve an appeal to force. Such arguments are fallacious because the consequences of believing or disbelieving have no bearing on the truth or falsity of a belief.  The following is an example:

* If you believe in evolution, then you'll be miserable, thinking that life is meaningless

* If you believe in evolution, then you'll be miserable, thinking that life is meaningless