**See Also:** - Formally called [Ipse Dixit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipse_dixit), a bald (or "bare") assertion is a [[Fallacy]] which refers to a statement that is made without providing any evidence, data, or logical reasoning to support it. - It is essentially a claim or assertion that is presented as fact but lacks any substantiation." ([source](https://ryonakagami.github.io/2021/01/19/bald-assertion-how-to-avoid-it/)) - They are very common, especially in "opinion" pieces. Examples include: - [[LaB17]] uses bald assertions extensively in their arguments against ISPs selling user data. - James Dyson uses bald assertions in his arguments for changes to the education system. ([[A Commentary on Dyson's Article about Failure]]) - [[Depending on old philosophy instead of new science is a bad idea]]: in which a singular quote by a long dead writer is considered sufficient foundation for a claim about global human behaviour. %% Notes to absorb ```dataview list from [[]] and !"Templates" and !outgoing([[]]) sort file.name asc ``` %%