(idea) by Delerious Fri Feb 02 2001 at 18:38:03

A Fallacy also known as Appeal to Popular Opinion or Appeal to Popularity

This Fallacy claims a Argument is true based on that fact that many people beleive it to be so.

E.G) Geeks have no love lives, since everybody I know says it is so.
Or) everybody knows that ice cream gives you zits.

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