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Informal fallacy Commonly Used Fallacy

Burden of Proof

Shifts responsibility for proving a claim onto other people instead of supporting it directly.

Definition

Shifts responsibility for proving a claim onto other people instead of supporting it directly.

Example
Prove that my conspiracy theory is false; until then, I am justified in believing it.
Extended explanation

How to think about it:

Shifts responsibility for proving a claim onto other people instead of supporting it directly. In practice, the key question is whether the conclusion is supported by evidence and logic, or whether it depends on this reasoning shortcut instead.

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