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September 11, 2016

Ad Populum Fallacy: The Allure Of Popularity And Bandwagon Consensus

The ad populum fallacy, known also as argumentum ad populum, or simply the bandwagon fallacy, is when one appeals to the popularity of a belief as the very reason to believe it.

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