Which of the following arguments commits the fallacy of appeal to ignorance?
A) an argument that we should believe a claim because only a stupid person would deny it.
B) an argument that we should not believe a claim because only a stupid person would accept it.
C) an argument that some claim must be false because no one can prove that it is true.
D) an argument that claims we should not believe something because the person making the argument is not an authority in that field.

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The fallacy of appeal to ignorance occurs when someone claims either that something is true because no one can disprove it or that something is false because no one can prove it. But lack of proof does not entail that a claim is false, nor does lack of disproof entail that a claim is true.

Which of the Following Arguments Commits the Fallacy of Appeal