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Commonly abused logical Fallacies..

Thread starter SolitaryWalker
Start date May 26, 2007

typologyenthusiast

Member

Mar 13, 2020

The Cat said:
I don't believe in a thing. Therefore said thing does not exist.

Yes. I would identify this as ad ignorantiam also. However, some may not realize they have committed this fallacy.I feel we should quote the fallacious statement to this thread so that they at least finally realize that some judge their argument is sophistical. Of course, they can always argue back if they don't agree.
A good philosophical rebuttal to respond to the type of argument would be:

â€œFacts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.â€

â€• Aldous Huxley, Complete Essays 2, 1926-29