Appeal To Ignorance Fallacy By: Cole Mutter & Ashley Hart

Definition Of Fallacy Appeal to Ignorance: A fallacy based on the assumption that a statement must be true if it cannot be proved false. For example when Mrs., Putnam said that Betty flew over the barn.(pg.172) act#1

This is an example of appeal to ignorance fallacy because there is no evidence that home schooling is bad so it must be true.

Pop culture example Because we have no knowledge of alien visitors, that means they do exist

Examples from the Crucible “Why, it’s sure she did. Mr. Collins saw her going over Ingersoll’s barn, and come down light as a bird, he says.” (Pg. 172, Act 1) “Mary- you charge a cold and cruel murder on Abigail.” (Pg. 203, Act 2)

Citations Walker, Jim. List of common fallacies, 27 July Feb. 2012