Appeal to Popular Opinion¶
Walton, D. N. (1999). Appeal to Popular Opinion. Pennsylvania State University Press.
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- Ad Populum (Appeal to the People)
- Argumentum ad populum — "appeal to the people" — is the informal fallacy in which a claim is treated as established or strengthened by evidence of its popularity: many people believe it (bandwagon variant), the right kind of people believe it (snob-appeal variant), or the claim is advanced by flattering the audience's existing sentiments, identity, or grievances (demagogic variant)
This sourceWalton describes the bandwagon and snob-appeal types and a demagogue's mob appeal to the crowd's enthusiasms; the text checked does not describe it as flattering the audience's identity or grievances.
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“argumentum ad populum, usually translated as “[appeal to the people]” is treated by logic textbooks under the”
- Argumentum ad populum — "appeal to the people" — is the informal fallacy in which a claim is treated as established or strengthened by evidence of its popularity: many people believe it (bandwagon variant), the right kind of people believe it (snob-appeal variant), or the claim is advanced by flattering the audience's existing sentiments, identity, or grievances (demagogic variant)
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