Suppression of the Evidence and Lee Harvey Oswald
Note: Classes have started so my posts will get a but more infrequent. The fallacy of "suppressing the evidence" is about as straightforward as its name suggests. The conspiracist leaves out the information that would easily disprove what they are advocating. This is similar to cherry picking wherein the individual only picks information that supports their case. The two are related, and in some cases it would be very difficult to see the difference. Like in our past discussions, context is key. Quote mining is an example of cherry picking. I can find, in the voluminous writings of Thomas Jefferson, lines that would seem to support a stark religiosity as long. However, I'm not suppressing the evidence until I begin hiding the relevant details. There is a fine line to walk though, a person is not suppressing the evidence if they fail to address every possible objection to their theory. What matters is when they are ignoring or hiding facts that are obviously in contrad...