In: Psychology
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(Answer) Appeal to ignorance is a logical fallacy. In this fallacy, a person may aim to win an argument simply because there is no evidence found that would oppose the argument. For instance, one can fill a tank of water from the ocean. If this tank of water contains no fish, it may mean that the ocean has no fish because there is no evidence to prove the argument wrong.
In other words, the person might try to win the argument because of an absence of evidence and not because of the presence of the required evidence. This is called a logical fallacy because it is an illogical or inadequate method of proving a hypothesis. This is where a person assumes that their conclusion must be true because there isn’t any evidence against it.