Argument from Consequences

The Argument for Consequences is an argument that entails using the consequences as a means to make a decision or come to a conclusion.  It uses the immediate consequences as a definition for “bad” as opposed to the latent consequences. One example would be the University of Central Florida and parking spaces: the University works to create an identity as a “green” university, which has very few green roofs in addition to promoting recycling and yet they also continue to build parking spaces to accommodate students with motorized vehicles. The consequence of not spending money on more parking and public transit is angry students. Student’s could conclude that if UCF says they care about the environment, and yet if they keep on making more parking, then one may conclude that cars must not be polluting the earth.

There is a proposal in Florida to ban the terms “global warming” and “climate change” in all types of communication that the Department of Environmental