"Thousands of people have reported seeing UFOs. When that many people claim to have seen something, the phenomenon must be real." The most likely fallacy here is:
A) Appeal to the crowd
B) Red herring
C) Non-sequitur
D) Appeal to extremes

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The fallacy being used is appeal to the crowd, also known as argumentum ad populum. This fallacy assumes that because many people believe something, it must be true. However, the number of people believing in something does not necessarily make it true or false.

"Thousands of People Have Reported Seeing UFOs