You are asked by a speaker to accept her point of view because most people already do, as indicated on several national surveys using random samples of more than 1,000 subjects. She has committed a fallacy called
A) ad hominem
B) biased source
C) false analogy
D) ad populum

Question

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The speaker has committed the fallacy of ad populum or "bandwagon appeal," which argues that something is true or valid simply because a lot of people believe it. The fact that most people already hold the speaker's point of view does not necessarily make it true or reasonable.

You Are Asked by a Speaker to Accept Her Point