appeal to

appealtopopularity

Appealtopopularityisalogicalfallacythatisoftenudinmarketing,politicsandother

abehindthisfallacyisthatifanideaispopularoracceptedbyalargegroup

ofpeople,unately,thisisnotalwaystheca.

Theproblemwithappealtopopularityisthatitdoesnottakeintoaccounttheevidenceor

resthefactthatjustbecausomethingispopularor

acceptedbythemajority,mple,ina

politicalcampaign,thecandidatewhohasthemostsupportersmaynotnecessarilybethe

mostqualifiedorhavethebestpolicies.

Inaddition,eudasa

formofmanipulation,sinceitreliesonpeople’mple,

somecompaniesucelebrityendormentstomaketheirproductsappearmorepopular

andinlinewithcurrenttrends.

Moreover,

instance,peoplecanmakesnapjudgmentsaboutacertainissuebadsolelyonwhatthe

nleadtothesilencingofminorityvoicesandmakeitmoredifficult

forpeopletothinkcriticallyandmakeinformeddecisions.

Inconclusion,appealtopopularityisalogicalfallacythatcanbeudtomanipulatepublic

portanttorememberthatjustbecau

portanttolookatthe

evidenceandfactsbeforemakinganydecisionsorjudgments.