Category: fallacies:
Definition: Evidence which would change the outcome of an inductive argument is excluded from consideration
Examples:
Proof:
Important evidence which would undermine an inductive argument is excluded from consideration. The requirement that all relevant information be included is called the "principle of total evidence".
Give the missing evidence and show that it changes the outcome of the inductive argument. Note that it is not sufficient simply to show that not all of the evidence was included; it must be shown that the missing evidence will change the conclusion. (Davis: 115)