Which fallacy is committed in the following statement: 'No one has ever proven that God exists. Therefore God does not exist'?

AAppeal to ignorance ✓ Correct

BAd hominem

CHasty generalization

DSlippery slope

Correct answer: (A) Appeal to ignorance

Explanation

The argument is an appeal to ignorance.

It concludes that God does not exist.

The sole ground is that no one has proven God exists.

Absence of proof for a claim is treated as proof of its denial.

Taking lack of evidence as evidence is the appeal to ignorance.

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