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Argumentum ad populum

In argumentation theory, an argumentum ad populum (Latin for 'appeal to the people') is an informal fallacy that asserts a claim is true, good, or correct because many people allegedly think so.

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Argumentum ad populum

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples19
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

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Argumentum ad populum

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related to External links · 12
Argumentum ad populum → Appeal, Argumentum, Bandwagon Fallacy, Excelsior College Online Writing, Introduction, Lab, Lander University, Logic, Numbers, Philosophy, Populum, ThoughtCo
related to Scholarship · 4
Argumentum ad populum → Douglas, Irving Copi, The, Walton
related to Description · 3
Argumentum ad populum → Appeals, Argumentum, It

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people ad fallacy populum true appeal false argumentum popular must believe correct many belief argument consensus opinion given reversal names

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Argumentum ad populumrelated to DescriptionArgumentum0.60section
Argumentum ad populumrelated to DescriptionIt0.60section
Argumentum ad populumrelated to DescriptionAppeals0.60section
Argumentum ad populumrelated to External linksArgumentum0.60section
Argumentum ad populumrelated to External linksPopulum0.60section
Argumentum ad populumrelated to External linksAppeal0.60section
Argumentum ad populumrelated to External linksNumbers0.60section
Argumentum ad populumrelated to External linksThoughtCo0.60section
Argumentum ad populumrelated to External linksBandwagon Fallacy0.60section
Argumentum ad populumrelated to External linksExcelsior College Online Writing0.60section
Argumentum ad populumrelated to External linksLab0.60section
Argumentum ad populumrelated to External linksPhilosophy0.60section

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