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Saturday, January 15, 2005

Examples of Popular Opinion

The advocate makes an unwarranted appeal to popular opinion (e.g. "most people agree that...") in support of a proposition.
For a comprehensive and considered written commentary on Popular Opinion (and other fallacies) - see The skeptic's field guide to spotting fallacies in thinking - Humbug!
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