Emotivism and moral reasoning

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One of Rachel's biggest claims against emotivism is that it seems to lack reasons. What are moral reasons? How do they distinct from other kinds of evidence, such as physical facts? Why would it be important to have reasons in a moral argument, and how does the lack of moral reasons hurt emotivism?

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