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argument from ignorance

argument from ignorance noun: a fallacy where a proposition is assumed to be true because it has not yet been proved false, or vice versa.

Noun

argument from ignorance (plural arguments from ignorance)

  1. A fallacy where a proposition is assumed to be true because it has not yet been proved false, or vice versa.

Forms of argument from ignorance

pluralarguments from ignorance

Questions about argument from ignorance

What does argument from ignorance mean?
Argument from ignorance means a fallacy where a proposition is assumed to be true because it has not yet been proved false, or vice versa.
What part of speech is argument from ignorance?
Argument from ignorance is a noun.
What is the plural of argument from ignorance?
The plural of argument from ignorance is arguments from ignorance.

Words near argument from ignorance in the dictionary

  1. Argumedos
  2. argument
  3. argument form
  4. argument forms
  5. argument from design
  6. argument from ignorance
  7. argument from illusion
  8. argument from silence
  9. argument instance
  10. argument instances
  11. argument mining

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