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    The supporting argument conflates sincerity of assertion ... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Some degree of motivation is a minimally necessary condition for a genuine moral judgment.

    The supporting argument conflates sincerity of assertion with motivational engagement, but one can sincerely report a moral fact the way one sincerely reports a mathematical fact, without being moved by it.

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    Conflates(in argumentation and logic)
    Treats two different things as if they're the same thing, or mixes them up in a way that causes confusion.
    Mathematical fact(as used in epistemology and philosophy of mathematics)
    A truth about numbers or math that is objectively true regardless of how anyone feels about it (like '2+2=4').
    Moral fact(as used in metaethics)
    Something about right and wrong that some philosophers believe exists objectively, similar to how facts about the physical world exist.
    Moral realism (implied context)(as used in metaethics—the broader debate this statement participates in)
    The view that moral facts exist independently, just like facts about math or the physical world do.
    Motivational engagement

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    (as used in ethics)
    Actually caring about something enough that it moves you to action or emotion.
    Sincerity of assertion(as used in philosophy of language)
    When someone genuinely means what they're saying—they're not lying or being ironic.

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