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  • What is Argument from incredulity  (appeal to common sense) ?

  • The argument from incredulity, also  known as appeal to common sense,  

  • is a logical fallacy where one asserts  that a proposition must be false because  

  • it contradicts one's personal beliefs or  intuition, or seems difficult to understand.

  • Instead of presenting evidencethe person relies on a lack of  

  • imagination or personal incredulity as  'proof' that the argument is invalid.

  • Everyday Example: A person is presented with  the concept of quantum entanglement, where  

  • two particles can instantaneously affect each  other's state, no matter how far apart they are.

  • They respond, "That's impossible; I can't see  how it would work. Therefore, it cannot be true."

  • This person is dismissing well-documented  scientific evidence based on their own inability  

  • to comprehend the concept, rather than on any  logical refutation or contradictory evidence.

What is Argument from incredulity  (appeal to common sense) ?

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