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The Appeal to Majority is a less common used fallacy for its obviousness. It is simply a player suggesting that since the majority believes it, it must be true. This is obviously a fallacy, but it can be dangerous calling one out for it, as it can very easily lead to Wifom.
The Appeal to Majority is a less common used fallacy for its obviousness. It is simply a player suggesting that since the majority believes it, it must be true. This is obviously a fallacy, but it can be dangerous calling one out for it, as it can very easily lead to [[WIFOM]].


Examples
Player A:Player C is scum.
Player B:But the rest of the town thinks he's town!


'''Example:'''
Player A: Player C is scum.
Player B: But the rest of the town thinks he's town!
'''WARNING -''' Calling this out can be dangerous in the heat of the moment, and is better to call them out later in the game, as it could distract from a key bandwagon that has a player on the ropes. This could also be used against you as 'deflection', none the less you should still be aware.




[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]
[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]

Latest revision as of 15:50, 21 April 2010

The Appeal to Majority is a less common used fallacy for its obviousness. It is simply a player suggesting that since the majority believes it, it must be true. This is obviously a fallacy, but it can be dangerous calling one out for it, as it can very easily lead to WIFOM.


Example:

Player A: Player C is scum.

Player B: But the rest of the town thinks he's town!


WARNING - Calling this out can be dangerous in the heat of the moment, and is better to call them out later in the game, as it could distract from a key bandwagon that has a player on the ropes. This could also be used against you as 'deflection', none the less you should still be aware.