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TeaDrinker (talk | contribs) rv to Thijs!bot, since the argument is an appeal to experts, not the general public, this is not a clear example of Argumentum ad populum |
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==Examples==
This fallacy is sometimes committed while trying to convince a person that a widely popular theory is true.
*Since 88% of the people polled believed in UFOs, they must exist.
*Since citizens have to pay taxes and are ruled by governments, the state must be a judicial reasoned and rightful institution.
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