Argumentum Ad Ignorantium, literally "Appeal to Ignorance")
Appealing to a lack of information to prove a point, or arguing that, since the opposition cannot disprove a claim, the opposite stance must be true.
Example:
“Ghosts must exist because no one has been able to prove that they do not exist.” This is a logical fallacy because no competing argument has y

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Argumentum Ad Ignorantium, literally "Appeal to Ignorance")
Appealing to a lack of information to prove a point, or arguing that, since the opposition cannot disprove a claim, the opposite stance must be true.
Example:
“Ghosts must exist because no one has been able to prove that they do not exist.” This is a logical fallacy because no competing argument has y

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Which of the following is a fallacy of syllogism?

non sequitur
personal attack
division
argument from the negative