these are reasons we might cite to support our judgment that stealing from the collection plate is wrong. When we are asked to give a justification for our moral beliefs by citing the reasons we call this a moral argument. We need to be careful because “argue” can mean a couple of things. Usually when we think of an argument we mean an emotional fight between two persons that often ends up in hurt feelings. That is not what is meant here. An argument is another word for justification and is simply