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An argumentum ad populum fallacy occurs when a proposition is claimed to be true or good solely because many people believe it to be so.
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Is it true that an argumentum ad populum fallacy occurs when a proposition is claimed to be true or good solely because many people believe it to be so?
Yes. Multiple reliable reference sources confirm that an argumentum ad populum fallacy occurs when a proposition is asserted to be true or good simply because many people believe it.
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Wikipedia: Argumentum ad populum. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum
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Explains that ad populum asserts a claim is correct because an opinion is held by a majority.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Argumentum ad populum. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum
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Wikipedia: List of fallacies. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies
Defines the appeal to popularity as occurring when an argument is considered valid simply because many believe it.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Mathematics Foundations/2.4 Mathematical Induction. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Mathematics_Foundations/2.4_Mathematical_Induction
Describes it as a proposition claimed true or good solely because many people believe it.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: Fallacy. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacy
Describes ad populum as obscuring issues by appealing to popular sentiment.
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Wikisource: Wikisource: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Fallacy. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclopædia_Britannica/Fallacy
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