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| | Bandwagon fallacy at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | The bandwagon fallacy, also known as appeal to the people, authority of the many, argument by consensus, appeal to the gallery, appeal to popularity or argumentum ad populum, is a fallacy where something is 'proven' by stating that many or all people believe it. |
 | | While the argument may seem convincing when not examined, a simple refutation would lie in pointing out that at a time not too distant in United States history, it was common to hold other people as slaves, which few people today would consider ethical. |
 | | The bandwagon fallacy is a pillar of advertising, along with the appeal to authority fallacy. |
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