Argumentum ad populum, or appeal to the people, is the fallacy that claims something is true solely because a large number of people believe it.
L'"Argumentum ad populum" afferma che qualcosa è vero solo perché molte persone ci credono.
| Fallacy | Argumentum ad populum |
|---|---|
| Definition and Examples | ("appeal to belief", "appeal to the majority", "appeal to the people") where a proposition is claimed to be true solely because many people believe it to be true |
Tags: fallacies, logic
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