Talk:Argument from silence

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Cicero?[edit]

"An example of a convincing application is the silence of Cicero on works of oratory by Cato". No argument is given here. The silence of Cicero is suggested to imply some argument, but what argument is implied is never stated. Geoffrey.landis (talk) 21:34, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That's due to this edit by VanishedUserABC. Page 153 of the cited work, Bloomer's The School of Rome, is happily available via Google books -- "Astin further noted that Cicero never refers to a work on oratory by Cato. This argument from silence is especially convincing because Cato was such an authority, a figure to be cited if one could." Peter Gulutzan (talk) 14:34, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No news is good news[edit]

82.132.186.87 on 12 June 2022 added The aphorism "no news is good news" can be considered an argument from silence. Similar claims have been inserted before and been reverted. From the cited source degruyter.com I see a sentence And such silence can carry many mes-sages, some good (“no news is good news”), others distinctly ominous. I acknowledge that I haven't read it all and maybe missed something clearer. But if that's all, then I believe this doesn't directly support the contention. If nobody can come up with better sourcing, I will remove in a few days. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 17:48, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Seeing no reply re better sourcing, I removed. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 18:00, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]