I hear this one almost everyday: Logical fallacies- "argumentum ad - TopicsExpress



          

I hear this one almost everyday: Logical fallacies- "argumentum ad populum -- This fallacy occurs when an argument panders to popular passion or sentiment. When, for instance, a politician exclaims in a debate that his opponent "is out of step with the beliefs of everyone in the audience," he/she is committing the fallacy. The legitimacy of a statement depends not on its popularity, but on its truth credentials."
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 05:40:47 +0000

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