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    The fallacy some people is indeed part of that fallacy... the fallacy is your still appealing to popularity, the bandwagon fallacy. It doesn't even necessarily mean the populace believes you but rather you make it seem so. Appeal in this case means to say something about a subject matter by giving it to an amount of people, usually of a larger group but it doesn't have to be the majority. Basically, it renders that you the person believe that your argument cannot stand on its lonesome so you attempt to gardner people of like mind and add in a populace that holds that idea or you just do it to make what you say more viewed as a fact even if it isn't, in the end it's to make what you say more believable even if that populace doesn't exist, or if it does exist, ignoring who makes up that populace.

    Do note: An appeal does not equate to the truth. And, it does not neccessarily equate to what the populace believes.

    My conclusion:
    You use those terms to appeal and gardner public opinions. Which takes away from the relevant evidence that is true. Which is fine sometimes but I see it too often than naught, which could allow me to draw the conclusion that you might not actually believe in what you say. Hence, why I said to refrain from said usage to make a more believable statement. Since this is just general information:
    https://fallacyinlogic.com/bandwagon-fallacy/
    I recommend scrolling the examples.
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    Last edited by Katish; 04-03-2023 at 02:17 PM. Reason: Providing insight.

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