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Onus probandi

Onus probandi – from Latin "onus probandi incumbit ei qui dicit, non ei qui negat" the burden of proof is on the person who makes the claim, not on the person who denies (or questions the claim).


It is a particular case of the "argumentum ad ignorantiam" fallacy, here the burden is shifted on the person defending against the assertion.

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Onus probandi
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(Shifting the) Burden of proof
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Argument from ignorance
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Argument from repetition
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Argument from silence
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Argument to moderation
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Argumentum verbosium
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Begging the question
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Circular cause and consequence
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Continuum fallacy
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Correlation does not imply causation
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Correlative-based fallacies
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Ecological fallacy
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Equivocation
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Etymological fallacy
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Fallacy of composition
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Fallacy of division
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Fallacy of many questions
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Fallacy of the single cause
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False attribution
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False dilemma
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Gambler's fallacy
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Historian's fallacy
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Homunculus fallacy
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If-by-whiskey
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Ignoratio elenchi
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Incomplete comparison
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Inconsistent comparison
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Intentional fallacy
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Kettle logic
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Ludic fallacy
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Mind projection fallacy
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Moving the goalposts
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Nirvana fallacy
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Petitio principii
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Post hoc ergo propter hoc
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Proof by verbosity
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Prosecutor's fallacy
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Psychologist's fallacy
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Red herring
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Regression fallacy
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Reification
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Retrospective determinism
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Self-contradiction
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Special pleading
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Straw man
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Wrong direction
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