argumentum ad populum

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Definition von argumentum ad populum im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or all people believe it; it alleges that "If many believe so, it is so."

In argumentation theory, an argumentum ad populum (Latin for "appeal to the people") is a fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or most people believe it. In other words, the basic idea of the argument is: "If many believe so, it is so."

argumentum ad numerum

bandwagon fallacy

Silbentrennung

ar·gu·men·tum ad populum

Etymologie

() From Latin argumentum ad populum ("appeal to the people").