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Propaganda Techniques
appeal to ignorance - raising doubt by suggesting something is true because it has not yet been proven false.
The word "ignorance" here stands for a lack of evidence to the contrary. The value assigned to any claim should be based on a preponderance of the evidence to support it, not a lack of evidence to disprove it.
35:44: appeal to ignorance - raising doubt by suggesting something is true because it has not yet been proven false. : Trump suggests that the many unproven allegations he's made against Biden must be true, unless Biden proves them to be false.[10]
03:48: appeal to ignorance - raising doubt by suggesting something is true because it has not yet been proven false. : Miller suggests there may be "corrupt dealings" by the Bidens, because it hasn't yet been proven that there's not corrupt dealings by the Bidens.[2]
03:05: appeal to ignorance - raising doubt by suggesting something is true because it has not yet been proven false. : Schlapp suggests the idea of conflicts of interests may be true, because Mueller hasn't yet proven them to be false.