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22 relations: Burden of proof (philosophy), Carl Sagan, Certainty, Contraposition, Contraposition (traditional logic), Earl Warren, Empiricism, Evidence of absence, Existence of God, Fallacy, False dilemma, Fifth column, Inductive reasoning, John Locke, Lander University, Null result, Porcupine, Precautionary principle, Probability, Russell's teapot, The Demon-Haunted World, Transposition (logic).
Burden of proof (philosophy)
The burden of proof (Latin: onus probandi, shortened from Onus probandi incumbit ei qui dicit, non ei qui negat) is the obligation on a party in a dispute to provide sufficient warrant for their position.
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Carl Sagan
Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and other natural sciences.
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Certainty
Certainty is perfect knowledge that has total security from error, or the mental state of being without doubt.
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Contraposition
In logic, contraposition is an inference that says that a conditional statement is logically equivalent to its contrapositive.
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Contraposition (traditional logic)
In traditional logic, contraposition is a form of immediate inference in which a proposition is inferred from another and where the former has for its subject the contradictory of the original logical proposition's predicate.
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Earl Warren
Earl Warren (March 19, 1891 – July 9, 1974) was an American jurist and politician who served as the 30th Governor of California (1943–1953) and later the 14th Chief Justice of the United States (1953–1969).
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Empiricism
In philosophy, empiricism is a theory that states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience.
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Evidence of absence
Evidence of absence is evidence of any kind that suggests something is missing or that it does not exist.
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Existence of God
The existence of God is a subject of debate in the philosophy of religion and popular culture.
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Fallacy
A fallacy is the use of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning, or "wrong moves" in the construction of an argument.
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False dilemma
A false dilemma is a type of informal fallacy in which something is falsely claimed to be an "either/or" situation, when in fact there is at least one additional option.
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Fifth column
A fifth column is any group of people who undermine a larger group from within, usually in favour of an enemy group or nation.
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Inductive reasoning
Inductive reasoning (as opposed to ''deductive'' reasoning or ''abductive'' reasoning) is a method of reasoning in which the premises are viewed as supplying some evidence for the truth of the conclusion.
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John Locke
John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism".
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Lander University
Lander University is a public university located in Greenwood, South Carolina.
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Null result
In science, a null result is a result without the expected content: that is, the proposed result is absent.
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Porcupine
Porcupines are rodents with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that protect against predators.
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Precautionary principle
The precautionary principle (or precautionary approach) generally defines actions on issues considered to be uncertain, for instance applied in assessing risk management.
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Probability
Probability is the measure of the likelihood that an event will occur.
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Russell's teapot
Russell's teapot is an analogy, formulated by the philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), to illustrate that the philosophic burden of proof lies upon a person making unfalsifiable claims, rather than shifting the burden of disproof to others.
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The Demon-Haunted World
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark is a 1995 book by astrophysicist Carl Sagan, in which the author aims to explain the scientific method to laypeople, and to encourage people to learn critical and skeptical thinking.
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Transposition (logic)
In propositional logic, transposition is a valid rule of replacement that permits one to switch the antecedent with the consequent of a conditional statement in a logical proof if they are also both negated.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_ignorance
