An argument from incredulity is a logical fallacy based on an absence of evidence. From Wordnik.com. [Confirmation Bias and ID] Reference
The man crouched on the floor, watching her, with an expression of incredulity, almost stupefaction. From Wordnik.com. [Her Fearful Symmetry] Reference
Your claim, based on no empirical data but just an analogy and incredulity, is that such a process is not conceivable. From Wordnik.com. [Bits and Pieces of an RNA World] Reference
Their incredulity was a source of great grief to him. From Wordnik.com. [The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant] Reference
Your first argument, namely incredulity at the failed savior, seems shaky. From Wordnik.com. [Messiah vs. Myth: Did Jesus Exist? A Response to Tom Verenna] Reference
You may recall our incredulity when SteelSeries announced their 15-button MMO Mouse. From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
Go on with your ego-pumping-drivel about how superior your intellect is and I’ll just sit back in incredulity!. From Wordnik.com. [Can’t have it both ways « BuzzMachine] Reference
Personal incredulity is not proof. From Wordnik.com. [Bunny and a Book] Reference
His fake incredulity is the worst part. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Mike Pence Calls for Massive Anti-Stimulus] Reference
Substitute 'incredulity' for 'joy' and we would agree. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Jones: Back and Forth on the Nobel Peace Prize] Reference
They are then easy prey to arguments from incredulity which is mostly what ID is. From Wordnik.com. [Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't. - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Don't you have the responsibility to say that the "incredulity" was entirely from left-o-sphere bloggers?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
"'My son,' said he, 'I pardon your incredulity, which is very natural. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Caliph] Reference
She said that there was "incredulity" at seeing Mr Alexander, an MP from the north of. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News - Home] Reference
She said there was then "incredulity" at seeing Mr Alexander, an MP from the north of. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Jesuits ridicule and despise that incredulity which is at once so blinding, deceitful, and dangerous. From Wordnik.com. [Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published] Reference
Constance's face showed the final contortions of that horrified incredulity which is forced to believe. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Wives' Tale] Reference
Mr Miliband claimed there would be "incredulity" in Washington about the links with "far right" parties. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph] Reference
"(I felt) some kind of incredulity, and then some kind of awe, and then some kind of joy and mirth," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Macleans.ca] Reference
She turned her eyes upon him with angry incredulity. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
Among journalists, his denial was met with incredulity. From Wordnik.com. [Coulson - and Murdoch - feel the heat as phone-hacking story gains traction] Reference
"Sara!" he repeated, a ring of incredulity in his tones. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
Mr Daniel Thrower demanded, in the accents of incredulity. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT read the headline with pure incredulity. From Wordnik.com. [The Strains Are Finally Showing] Reference
Thomases, listened with incredulity to his astonishing stories. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
Collins looked up, amazement and incredulity written on his face. From Wordnik.com. [Security] Reference
He flashed me a sidelong look of incredulity. From Wordnik.com. [Down Cellar] Reference
Claire listened to him without speaking, with a smile of incredulity. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
I made a bad-tempered noise, full of incredulity and baffled urgency. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914] Reference
At the end, astonishment and incredulity fairly took away her breath. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
As punishment for my incredulity, a pregnancy test displayed positive. From Wordnik.com. [The Mouths of Babes] Reference
The wave of incredulity and denial that swept over two countries was understandable. From Wordnik.com. ['I Didn't Do Anything'] Reference
And as Marechal ventured a timid "Oh!" tinged with incredulity, Savinien flew into a passion. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Some doctors have changed their prescribing habits, says Kirsch, but more "reacted with anger and incredulity.". From Wordnik.com. [The Depressing News About Antidepressants] Reference
Those in my community with similar beliefs elicitimmediate scorn and incredulity by those who defend liberal agendas. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: More Than Just Being Moody] Reference
Since then, Baghdadis have watched with sheer incredulity the Americans 'inability to restore regular electrical service. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowland: Politics, Iraqi Style] Reference
I am struck by the expressions of incredulity at the fact that intelligent, affluent boys could commit such an atrocious crime. From Wordnik.com. [Reach Out To All] Reference
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