 The advantages of a clinical ethicist’s being familiar with moral theory have also been discussed. There is some advantage not just in using a moral theory to help one analyze and formulate arguments, but also in considering the variety of perspectives and questions made perspicuous by various ethical theories, and the issues they illuminate. As well, when it comes to the consistency of a clinical ethicist’s own argumentation, familiarity with moral theory will help clinical ethicists spot weaknesses in their own arguments or in those of others.