argument from silence

English

Noun

argument from silence (plural arguments from silence)

1. An argument based on the absence of something being mentioned in documents as evidence.

Translations

argument based on the absence of something

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 默證／默证 (zh) (mòzhèng)

• Dutch: argumentum e silentio n
• Finnish: hiljaisuuteen vetoaminen, hiljentymiseen vetoaminen