Logical Errors

Logical Fallacies

Faulty Arguments

Relevance

Appeal to Consensus

The fallacy of appeal to consensus argues that the hearer should accept the conclusion merely because many other people supposedly accept it. A great deal of advertising uses this approach. One commercial proclaims, "It's the Pepsi generation!" This implies that an entire segment of the American public can be identified as connected with a certain product. With so many people presumably committed to the product, what right do you have to deny that it's the best thing for you?

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Map of Logical Errors