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Appeal To Ignorance Fallacy

Appeal To Ignorance Fallacy. By: Cole Mutter & Ashley Hart. Definition Of Fallacy. Appeal to Ignorance : A fallacy based on the assumption that a statement must be true if it cannot be proved false. For example when Mrs., Putnam said that Betty flew over the barn.(pg.172) act#1.

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Appeal To Ignorance Fallacy

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  1. Appeal To Ignorance Fallacy By: Cole Mutter & Ashley Hart

  2. Definition Of Fallacy • Appeal to Ignorance: A fallacy based on the assumption that a statement must be true if it cannot be proved false. For example when Mrs., Putnam said that Betty flew over the barn.(pg.172) act#1

  3. This is an example of appeal to ignorance fallacy because there is no evidence that home schooling is bad so it must be true.

  4. Pop culture example • Because we have no knowledge of alien visitors, that means they do exist • http://nobeliefs.com/fallacies.htm

  5. Examples from the Crucible • “Why, it’s sure she did. Mr. Collins saw her going over Ingersoll’s barn, and come down light as a bird, he says.” (Pg. 172, Act 1) • “Mary- you charge a cold and cruel murder on Abigail.” (Pg. 203, Act 2)

  6. Citations • Walker, Jim. List of common fallacies, 27 July. 1997. 16 Feb. 2012

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