Audi alteram partem (or audiatur et
altera pars) is a Latin phrase that means, literally, hear the other
side. It is most often used to refer to the principle that no person
should be judged without a fair hearing in which each party is given the
opportunity to respond to the evidence against him.
As
a logical error, it refers to the fact that people will argue from
assumptions which they don't bother to state. The principle of Audiatur
et Altera Pars is that all of the premises of an argument should be
stated explicitly. It's not a fallacy to fail to state all of your
assumptions; however, it's often viewed with suspicion.
The
premises of an argument are often introduced with words such as
"Assume...", "Since..." and "Because...." It's a good idea to get your
opponent to agree with the premises of your argument before proceeding
any further.
The word "obviously"
should not be used, though. It occasionally gets used to persuade people
to accept false statements, rather than admit that they don't
understand why something is 'obvious'. So don't be afraid to question
statements which people tell you are 'obvious' -- when you've heard the
explanation you can always say something like "You're right, now that I
think about it that way, it is obvious."
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Principle
that states that all premises of an argument should be stated
explicitly, arguing from assumptions not stated This is not always a
strict fallacy per se, but illustrates a principle that is often broken
during discussion and should be avoided when possible.
X: "I believe in God".
A: "There is no evidence of God's existence".
A: "There is no evidence of God's existence".
"A
is guilty of "jumping to conclusions" in regards to what he considers
evidence, for the criteria for evidence is an assumption and was not
explained"
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Well...
it is a generally accepted fact that there is no evidence of God's
existence, that you cannot prove God exists nor that God doesn't exist.
Accusing "A" of "jumping to conclusions" is like accusing X of "jumping
to conclusions" because he doesn't state properly what he means with
"God" or "believe".
No...
This
is more like some people discussing about an issue, and then someone
gets into the discussion, and after a while one of the people in the
discussion tells the newcomer that he should be quiet, because he
doesn't know what they are talking about, referring to another
discussion, that was not in any way or manner mentioned in this
discussion earlier.
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