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Appeal to Consequences

What is it?

Arguing that a hypothesis must be true or false because the consequences of it being so would be desirable or undesirable.

Why is it bad?

Arguing that a hypothesis must be true or false because the consequences of it being so would be desirable or undesirable for the server.

Example in Chat

@denierYesterday at 9:45 PM

The rumor that Discord is shutting down our favorite music bot can't be true. If it were, our VC nights would be ruined, and that's just too depressing to accept.