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Appeal to Ignorance

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Logic

Etymology & Meaning

Claiming something is true because it hasn't been proven false.

In the Boardroom

'No one has proven our product is unsafe, therefore it's safe.'

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