Prove to me, I am not the most handsome man ever to exist!

Majorca, Spain, Facebook (Would be nice today).

PIRIE, MADSEN (2006)(2015) How To Win Every Argument, Bloomsbury, London.

Prove to me, I am not the most handsome man ever to exist!

April 18

The argumentation ad ignorantiam is committed when the lack of knowledge is presented to infer that the opposite is true. (126).

Pirie opines that shifting the burden of proof is a specialized form of argumentation ad ignorantiam, asserting a premise without justification. (187). The audience must disprove of the premise for it to be rejected. (187).

'Give me a good reason this is not true'.

This is an example based on what was presented by the author. But, it is the assertion, the premise that needs to be justified in an argument, not the resistance to it, or the arguments against it. (187). It is assumed that something is acceptable unless proven otherwise. (187).

Prove to me I not the most handsome man ever to exist!

(Yes, this is fallacious. My photos are a clue this is a questionable proposition. I am somewhere between pretty boy and tank on the looks scale)

Pirie explains this fallacy fuels belief in UFOs, monsters, demons, etcetera. (188).

On the point of demons, I differ:

I acknowledge that demonic belief can be presented with fallacious premises.

But a reasonable theological belief in Satan and demons is based in scriptural, documented, history, not in premises of lack of knowledge. I do not focus on 'prove to me, it is not true' premises in regard to the supernatural. Demonic belief is primarily based on scripture, even for those of us that reason we have seen and heard demonic activity in humanity.
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FOF

I listen to Focus on the Family (FOF), 'Boundless' occasionally. Here are reasoned premises based on listening. The Focus on the Family American (Canadian), philosophy of dating.

Non-exhaustive and not in every case.

He reads his Bible.
He leads at church.
He has Christian maturity.
He has good employment.
He is attractive.
He is relatable.
He is within five years of age.

Therefore, he is a potential date.

He reads his Bible.
He leads at church.
He has Christian maturity.
He has good employment.
He is attractive.
He is relatable.
He is ten years plus older.

Therefore, he is a potential acquaintance.

He has secular views.
He attends church.
He has Christian background.
He has good employment.
He is attractive.
He is relatable.
He is within five years of age.

Therefore, he is a potential date.

My suggested

He reads his Bible.
He leads at church.
He has Christian maturity.
He has good employment.
He is attractive.
He is relatable.
He is youthful.

Therefore, he is a potential date.

If my evaluation of FOF views are reasonably correct, a reason why many young women reject attractive older men is because age difference is more important than Christian walk. The generally greater physical attraction of younger men and social rules are more important than spiritual maturity when comparing younger men to older men.

This article and a related one were used for an entry on academia.edu, 2024/02/10.