Argumentum ad populum
Fallacy of claiming the majority is always correct / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In argumentation theory, an argumentum ad populum (Latin for "appeal to the people")[1] is a fallacious argument which is based on claiming a truth or affirming something is good because the majority thinks so.[2]
Fallacy of claiming the majority is always correct
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