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appealing to ignorance is sometimes an attempt to shift the burden of proof. The term was likely coined by philosopher John Locke in the late 17th century...

fallacy In terrorem Legal threat Management by perkele Might makes right Proof by intimidation Curtis, Gary N. (2018). "Logical Fallacy: Appeal to Force"...

fallacies, including appeal to consequences, appeal to fear, appeal to flattery, appeal to pity, appeal to ridicule, appeal to spite, and wishful thinking...

from ignorance Evidence of absence Philosophic burden of proof Philosophic burden of proof § Proving a negative Right to silence in England and Wales...

counter and overcome for those faced by it. Gish galloping is also known as proof by verbosity, and audiences can be swayed by the rapid succession of arguments...

associates, or more broadly socialist, have been used as a pejorative epithet against a wide range of individuals, political movements, governments, public,...

English. The fact that Alice's argument was fallacious is not, in itself, proof that her conclusion is false. Charlie: Bob's argument that Ginger is not...

corporate, or institutional cultures. Research illustrates a strong bias against ideas from the outside. The reasons for not wanting to use the work of...

the weight of this argument can never be more than relative and never a proof since it is logically invalid. This serious mistake has sadly been widely...

without providing further argumentation. This theory is closely tied to proof by assertion due to the lack of evidence behind the statement and its attempt...

Machine "Of the Colours, or Common Opinions concerning Pleasure." Chap. XVI Archived 4 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine "Of Proofs Inartificial."...

that is used by pseudoscientists to "immunize" a theory or belief system against refutation. Shackel, Nicholas (2005). "The Vacuity of Postmodernist Methodology"...

my opinion) is an informal fallacy in which someone dismisses arguments against their position by claiming that they have a right to hold their own particular...

shouldn't embezzle from your employer. It's against the law. Speaker B: My employer cheats on their taxes. That's against the law, too! If Speaker B believes...

Activists have argued that tone policing has been regularly employed against feminist and anti-racism advocates, criticizing the way that they presented...

democracies never start wars against other democracies from counterexamples by declaring any democracy which does indeed start a war against another democracy to...

fallacious (e.g., arguing that because Hitler abstained from eating meat or was against smoking, anyone else who does so is a Nazi). Contrarily, straightforward...

people wear grotesque costumes, or a rhetorical device where one argues against taking a certain course of action by listing a number of extremely undesirable...

why aren't you rich?" "This new law is a good idea. Most of the people against it are riff-raff who make less than $20,000 a year." "Warren Buffett is...

for behaviors, especially one's own. Rationalizations are used to defend against feelings of guilt, maintain self-respect, and protect oneself from criticism...