Appeal to Ignorance

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GenRank Score

16.7

A logical fallacy where a claim is deemed true simply because it hasn't been proven false, or false because it hasn't been proven true.

Also Known As

Appeal to IgnoranceAppeal to Ignorance (Argumentum ad ignorantiam)Argumentum ad ignorantiamArgument from ignorance (argumentum ad ignorantiam)Argument from ignoranceargumentum ad ignorantiamArgument from Ignorance (lack of disproof as proof)Argument from Ignorancelack of disproof as proofAppeal to Ignorance (Argumentum ad Ignorantiam)Argumentum ad Ignorantiam

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Logical fallacies people use in every argument that sound smart but are completely wrong Philosophy & Ethics

Score

16.7

Rank

#14

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Average Rank

#8.8

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Range

#3–#14

Consistency

☆☆☆σ=4.0

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GPT-5 Mini #3gpt-oss-120b #8Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite #10GPT-5.2 #14