Appeal to Ignorance
Matthew Mosteiro PHI 2100 12-12-02 Appeal to Ignorance The appeal to ignorance fallacy is when a person argues that a claim is true it must be true because it has not been conclusively proven false. The tabloids publish scandalous accusations concerning the lives of famous people because they can claim the fallacy of appeal to ignorance. ... That is the appeal to ignorance fallacy because the burden of proof lies on the other person. ... There is one catch, not all ignorant statements commit the fallacy of appeal to ignorance. Just because someone argues that there are green monsters living on the bottom of the ocean doesn’t mean it is the fallacy of appeal to ignorance.