Logical Fallacy of Argument to Moderation / Argumentum Ad Temperantiam / Middle Ground / False Compromise / Gray Fallacy / Golden Mean Fallacy / Fallacy of the Mean / Splitting the Difference

The logical fallacy of argument to moderation occurs when someone asserts that between any two positions/conclusions, there is a correct or true position/conclusion without giving conclusive evidence that this is the case.

Examples of the Logical Fallacy of Argument to Moderation / Argumentum Ad Temperantiam / Middle Ground / False Compromise / Gray Fallacy / Golden Mean Fallacy / Fallacy of the Mean / Splitting the Difference

“God tells us through the Bible that He created everything in six days a few thousand years ago and that there was a worldwide flood in which everything that breaths was killed except for those preserved In the ark. Someone said that science says that the Earth is billions of years old and evolution created all life and there was no worldwide flood, since that would have destroyed the fossil record from the billions of years. We don’t want to be unscientific, so there must be a way to imagine billions of years and evolution into the Bible and to imagine the global flood out.”

Sadly, this happened, and all the so-called science was not science at all. Truth is always exclusive by its very nature. This is basic to logic.

“We are having trouble getting people to join our denomination. Let’s say that there is no Satan and there are no demons, but we’ll hold strong on the doctrine that God exists.”

This unfortunately also happens. There is no middle-ground here. There are, indeed, times when so much time and effort is taken in preaching Satan that he ends up getting all the glory. However, Satan exists. God has a reason for telling us about him.

Teenager: "How far can someone go on a date?"

Sunday School Teacher: "Each person is different. You have to find that out for yourself."

Yikes! This bad advice was actually given by a Sunday school teacher. The Bible has some instruction from God that is more accurate. The Holy Spirit instructs us using the Bible if we will just yield ourselves. There is no place of compromise.