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| − | The '''fallacy of exclusion''' is a [[logic|logical]] fallacy where "Important evidence which would undermine an inductive argument is excluded from consideration. The requirement that all relevant information be included is called the 'principle of total evidence' | + | The '''fallacy of exclusion''' is a [[logic|logical]] fallacy where "Important evidence which would undermine an inductive argument is excluded from consideration. The requirement that all relevant information be included is called the 'principle of total evidence'<ref>http://onegoodmove.org/fallacy/exclus.htm</ref>. |
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Revision as of 01:38, September 16, 2011
The fallacy of exclusion is a logical fallacy where "Important evidence which would undermine an inductive argument is excluded from consideration. The requirement that all relevant information be included is called the 'principle of total evidence'[1].
