argumentum ad populum

== English == === Etymology === Latin: argūmentum (“argument”, “proof”) + ad (“to”, “toward”) + populum (accusative singular of populus, “people”, “nation”) ≈ “appeal to the people” === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ärgyo͞omĕnʹtəm ăd pŏʹpyo͝oləm, IPA(key): /ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm æd ˈpɒpjʊləm/ === Noun === argumentum ad populum (plural argumenta ad populum) (rhetoric) A fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or all people believe it; it alleges that “if many believe so, it is so”. ==== Synonyms ==== (“if many believe so, it is so”): argumentum ad numerum, bandwagon fallacy ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === https://www.logicalfallacies.org/argumentum-ad-populum.html