Rodrigo Sampaio

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Explanation: The unwillingness to entertain ideas that one finds unbelievable when the ideas are mainstream ideas made by a reputable source, such as a NASA and the truthfulness of the moon landings, is fallacious. Exception: We can’t possibly entertain every crackpot with crackpot ideas. People with little credibility or those pushing fringe ideas need to provide more compelling evidence to get the attention of others.
Logically Fallacious: The Ultimate Collection of Over 300 Logical Fallacies (Academic Edition) (Dr. Bo's Critical Thinking Series)
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