In the absence of any information establishing Mr. Simon Chavez as a good credit risk, you conclude he is a poor risk and turn down his application for a store credit card. Which fallacy is most likely to undermine the validity of your decision?
A) irrelevant data
B) acceptance of lack of evidence as proof to the contrary
C) comparison of noncomparable data
D) illogical cause-effect conclusions
E) unreliable data

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The fallacy of accepting lack of evidence as proof to the contrary, also known as the argument from ignorance fallacy, would undermine the validity of the decision to reject Mr. Simon Chavez's application solely based on the absence of information about his creditworthiness. The lack of evidence does not necessarily confirm that he is a poor risk. It is possible that he may have a good credit history or be a responsible borrower, but this information was not available, to begin with.

In the Absence of Any Information Establishing Mr