Appeal to Ignorance
Type: Informal — Relevance Also Known As: Argumentum ad ignorantiam, absence of evidence
Definition
Claiming something is true because it hasn’t been proven false, or vice versa.
Form
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Examples
Example 1
No one has proven aliens don’t exist, so they must be real.
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Why It Persuades
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Part of the Convergence Protocol — Clear thinking for complex times.