"argument from ignorance" meaning in All languages combined

See argument from ignorance on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: arguments from ignorance [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|arguments from ignorance}} argument from ignorance (plural arguments from ignorance)
  1. A fallacy where a proposition is assumed to be true because it has not yet been proved false, or vice versa. Wikipedia link: argument from ignorance
    Sense id: en-argument_from_ignorance-en-noun-vKnFbKt- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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