You are asked by to accept a point of view because most people already do, as indicated on several national surveys using random samples of more than 1,000 subjects. This is a fallacy called
A) ad hominem.
B) correlation.
C) self-selected sample.
D) ad populum.

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This is an example of the fallacy ad populum, also known as the bandwagon fallacy, which argues that something must be true or right simply because many people believe it to be so. The fact that most people already have a certain point of view does not necessarily make it correct or logical.

You Are Asked by to Accept a Point of View