Unfalsifiable

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A statement or argument that cannot be proven false, but is not necessarily true.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not able to be proven false, but not necessarily true. not-comparable

    "Conspiracy theories are designed to be unfalsifiable: every criticism can be dismissed as "whitewashing by the conspirers", and every concerns can be summarized as "part of the greater conspiracy"."

Synonyms

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incorrigiblenonfalsifiablenonfalsifiable

Example

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"Conspiracy theories are designed to be unfalsifiable: every criticism can be dismissed as "whitewashing by the conspirers", and every concerns can be summarized as "part of the greater conspiracy"."

Etymology

From un- + falsifiable.

Related phrases

logical fallacy

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