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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | [[category: | + | [[category:logical fallacies]]An [[argument from incredulity]] is a [[logical fallacy]] in which a statement is made which, as stated, sounds so incredible that the listener is willing to believe that it is impossible without hearing any further evidence. |
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | * [http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CA/CA100.html Claim CA100]: the [[argument from incredulity]] applied to [[ | + | * [http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CA/CA100.html Claim CA100]: the [[argument from incredulity]] applied to [[anti-Darwinism]] |
Revision as of 14:23, 22 May 2008
Overview
An argument from incredulity is a logical fallacy in which a statement is made which, as stated, sounds so incredible that the listener is willing to believe that it is impossible without hearing any further evidence.
Links
- Claim CA100: the argument from incredulity applied to anti-Darwinism