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The Bandwagon Fallacy
What is it?
The Bandwagon Fallacy refers to arguments that appeal to the growing popularity of an idea as a reason for accepting it as true. This fallacy, also known as the appeal to the people, belongs to the group of Informal Fallacy or Fallacy of Relevance (Almossawi 2014; Study.com 2016)
References
Almossawi, A. 2014. An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments. New York, NY 94105: JasperCollins Publishers.
Study.Com. 2016. Logical Fallacy: Definition & Examples [Online]. Available: http://study.com/academy/lesson/logical-fallacy-definition-examples.html.
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