Which logical fallacy often includes a premise that appeals to what is believed or done by the mainstream or the elite? hasty ge

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Which logical fallacy often includes a premise that appeals to what is believed or done by the mainstream or the elite? hasty ge

neralization popular appeal faulty analogy equivocation

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svetoff [14.1K] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-01T08:56:43+03:00

Popular appeal is a common fallacy in arguments made by people. Argumentum ad populum (appeal to the people) is a logical fallacy that assumes that a premise is true because that's what most people believe in or know to be true. It is similar to other fallacies such as appeal to belief and common practice.