appeal to ignorance
"Appeal to ignorance" is a logical fallacy where someone assumes a claim is true or false solely because there is no evidence or conclusive proof either way.
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- argumentative fallacies
- cognitive biases
- critical thinking
- error in reasoning
- factual misunderstandings
- fallacious reasoning
- false premises
- faulty logic
- flawed arguments
- incorrect assumptions
- informal fallacies
- invalid conclusions
- invalid reasoning
- logical errors
- logical fallacies
- logical fallacy
- logical inconsistencies
- logical reasoning
- manipulative reasoning
- misleading arguments
- persuasive tactics
- reasoning errors
- reasoning flaws
- simplistic reasoning
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- appeal to authority
- appeal to authority fallacy
- appeal to emotion
- appeal to expert consensus
- appeal to fear
- appeal to ignorance fallacy
- appeal to probability fallacy
- appeal to tradition fallacy
- appeals to authority
- appeals to popular opinion
- appeals to reason
- argument from ignorance
- begging the question fallacy
- ignorance
- ignorance as evidence