FALLACY OF MASS APPEAL: The logical fallacy of arguing that something is "correct" or "true" because a majority of the population thinks so. This is commonly used by both advertisers and politicians. Just because something is popular, doesn't mean it's "right." In fact, a cynic might argue that being popular probably makes it "wrong." See also | fallacy | advertising | economic policies | fallacy of division | fallacy of composition | fallacy of false authority | fallacy of false cause | fallacy of personal attack | normative economics | positive economics |
