argumentum ad ignorantiam

noun

A fallacious argument asserting that a proposition is true because it has not yet been proven false, or vice versa.

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Meanings

noun
  1. A fallacious argument asserting that a proposition is true because it has not yet been proven false, or vice versa.

Origin

  1. Latin[Term?]
  2. Englishargumentum ad ignorantiam

From Latin [Term?].

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 訴諸無知 /诉诸无知
  • 訴諸無知 /诉诸无知 (sùzhū wúzhī)Translations
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