:All I can think of is Argumentum ad populum, which relates to the " " How come so many people . . .?
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Because you seem new to this sort of debate I also invite you to have a look at circular logic, logical paradox and Argumentum ad populum.
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The assertion that something is " common knowledge " is sometimes associated with the fallacy " argumentum ad populum " ( Latin : " appeal to the people " ).
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Argumentum ad populum, or the appeal to belief is a tricky argument to use in debate, it can force a false choice in the viewers mind between literal inerancy and atheism.
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What is the meaning of " argumentum ad " in Argumentum ad populum ? " argumentum ad "-It is definitely Latin, what is its literal English translation?
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The argumentum ad populum can be a valid argument in inductive logic; for example, a poll of a sizeable population may find that 100 % prefer a certain brand of product over another.
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:An " argumentum ad populum " relies on that effect to convince people that more people think something than actually do, but isn't the effect itself . ( talk ) 02 : 21, June 19, 2015 ( UTC)
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They for the most part disparage the idea that Shakespeare is a pseudonym for one or more individuals who wrote the works attributed to the playwright, and characterise the doubt as an exercise in the logical fallacies of argumentum ad populum ( appeal to popularity or the appeal to numbers ) and argument from false authority.
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You try to muddle this conversation by using argumentum ad populum and pretending that the mainstream point of view has any relevance and what's worse, you're only asserting that it's the mainstream point of view, which is original research, and provide no sources that argue that it is the mainstream point of view.
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:: : : : : An argumentum ad populum ( Latin : " appeal to the people " ), in logic, is 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 ethics this argument is stated, " if many find it acceptable, it is acceptable ."
