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Is it really possible to say that Argumentum ad populum is a logical fallacy while most of the values we accept as a society are indeed "Argumentum ad populum"? --[[User:Comrade-yutyo|Comrade-yutyo]] ([[User talk:Comrade-yutyo|talk]]) 12:08, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
Is it really possible to say that Argumentum ad populum is a logical fallacy while most of the values we accept as a society are indeed "Argumentum ad populum"? --[[User:Comrade-yutyo|Comrade-yutyo]] ([[User talk:Comrade-yutyo|talk]]) 12:08, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

:Yes. A majority of people believing something is good or true doesn't make it ethical or correct. [[User:Germanater09|Germanater09]] ([[User talk:Germanater09|talk]]) 00:43, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
::See [https://wuzzy.neocities.org/comic/677/ here]. --[[User:Hob Gadling|Hob Gadling]] ([[User talk:Hob Gadling|talk]]) 05:23, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

== ad UNpopularity? ==

Is there a name for the opposite? ie "No one agrees with X." [[User:StephanNaro|StephanNaro]] ([[User talk:StephanNaro|talk]]) 07:00, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

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Is it really possible to say that Argumentum ad populum is a logical fallacy while most of the values we accept as a society are indeed "Argumentum ad populum"? --Comrade-yutyo (talk) 12:08, 11 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. A majority of people believing something is good or true doesn't make it ethical or correct. Germanater09 (talk) 00:43, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
See here. --Hob Gadling (talk) 05:23, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ad UNpopularity?

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Is there a name for the opposite? ie "No one agrees with X." StephanNaro (talk) 07:00, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]