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A cognitive bias where one [automatically] assumes that the absence of immediate, tangible, or conventionally formatted evidence is sufficient grounds to dismiss a claim, without considering that evidence might exist in other forms, be inaccessible, or be contextually [inappropriate]. The evidence defaultist treats their own evidentiary standards as universal and self‑justifying, and any failure to meet those standards is treated as proof of falsehood or [irrationality]. This bias often appears in online debates where one party demands “evidence” for spiritual, experiential, or historical claims, then declares victory when the other party cannot produce a peer‑reviewed study on demand. Evidence defaultism confuses “lack of evidence I accept” with “lack of evidence altogether.”
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