Appeal to Ignorance

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

Category: Logic

Foundational Lexiconcan't prove it wrong
Executive Parlanceabsence evidence
Scholarly Discoursenegative proof fallacy
Babel ZenithArgumentum ad Ignorantiam
Origin: Latin

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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