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→Proof by assertion: common identifying tags
*P is true
*P is true
Often the argument is simply [[Fallacy of invincible ignorance|repeated over and over]], and no evidence for support is given.
Often the argument is simply [[Fallacy of invincible ignorance|repeated over and over]], and no evidence for support is given. Statements beginning with expressions such as "It goes without saying that ..." or "Everyone knows ..." are commonly proofs by assertion.
Proof by assertion can also be broken down into several subcategories of fallacies: circular reasoning, infinite regression, manufacturing facts from a theory, and your theory does not work under my theory, so your theory must be wrong.
Proof by assertion can also be broken down into several subcategories of fallacies: circular reasoning, infinite regression, manufacturing facts from a theory, and your theory does not work under my theory, so your theory must be wrong.