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Argument from ignorance Uncommon

Origin: Latin suffix -ance

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Noun
1

A fallacy where a proposition is assumed to be true because it has not yet been proved false, or vice versa.

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fallacy true false
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Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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