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Proof by asking questionsI keep seeing people make claims that something is impossible, then they attempt to support their claim by asking a series of questions "how did X happen?" " how do you explain Y?" "where did Z come from?".
Is this just an example of an argument from ignorance, or something else? |
| asked on Wednesday, Aug 15, 2018 09:55:59 PM by Bryan | |
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I think it is a clear argument from ignorance .
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| answered on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018 06:03:34 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD |
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So, asking a clarifying question is being ignorant? Shouldn’t the person making the claim of possible be expected to defend their position?
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| answered on Friday, Aug 17, 2018 11:41:24 AM by Baja Jim |
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