bandwagon fallacy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf logical fallacy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs appeal to popularity
argumentum ad populum
gptkbp:category informal fallacy
relevance fallacy
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:appeal_to_authority
ad hominem
appeal to emotion
gptkbp:defines A fallacy that assumes something is true or right because many people believe it or do it.
gptkbp:example Everyone is buying this phone, so it must be the best.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label bandwagon fallacy
gptkbp:relatedTo herd mentality
groupthink
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:military
gptkb:rhetoric
advertising
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bandwagon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7