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Something is complex, therefore it is true?What would a name for this fallacy be? It isn't appeal to complexity. |
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| asked on Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022 04:03:16 PM by Shawn | ||||
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I think the argument by gibberish is a pretty close match. Although gibberish and complexity aren't synonymous, the reason behind the fallacies are the same: "I don't understand it and it sounds really smart, so it must be true!" |
| answered on Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022 05:30:20 PM by Bo Bennett, PhD | |
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| answered on Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022 04:30:20 PM by Corvin | |
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I read the statement as meaning it is too complex for you to follow, so it must be true. I'd put this as a variant of the Argument from Ignorance (appeal to ignorance, argumentum ad ignorantiam), which assumes a claim is true (or false) because it has not been proven false (true) or cannot be proven false (true) [and it is so complex, in this case, that it must be true.] Or, appeal to authority. |
| answered on Thursday, Jan 27, 2022 01:01:29 PM by Dr. Richard | |
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