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Fallacy #4-Appeal to Popularity

Fallacy #4-Appeal to Popularity. The basic idea is that a claim is accepted as being true simply because most people are favorably inclined towards the claim. Example.

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Fallacy #4-Appeal to Popularity

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  1. Fallacy #4-Appeal to Popularity • The basic idea is that a claim is accepted as being true simply because most people are favorably inclined towards the claim.

  2. Example • Jill and Jane have some _________ that the rules their sorority are cruel. Since Jill is a decent person, she brings her concerns up in the next meeting. The president of the sorority assures her that there is nothing wrong with the rules, since the _______of the sisters like them. Jane ______ this ruling but Jill decides to leave the sorority.

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