Question

If an argument uses an absence of evidence to prove a positive point, the argument has not committed the false cause fallacy. True or False?

Answer 1

The statement is False. If an argument uses an absence of evidence to prove a positive point, it is committing the fallacy of Appeal to Ignorance or Argument from Ignorance.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement is False.

If an argument uses an absence of evidence to prove a positive point, it is committing the fallacy of Appeal to Ignorance or Argument from Ignorance.

For example, if someone argues that unicorns exist because there is no evidence to prove they don't exist, it is a fallacious argument. Just because there is no evidence against the existence of unicorns, does not mean that it is evidence for their existence.