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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''AKA:''' Appeal to Majority<br />
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'''Definition:''' Presenting an argument or a claim on the basis that the majority of people believe the same thing.<br />
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'''General Information:''' <br />
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'''Fallacy Structure:'''<br />
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1) The majority or people believe claim X to be true.<br />
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2) Therefore claim X is true.<br />
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'''Example:'''<br />
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Person A: The majority of the American population believes that even if Jesus was not the son of the Christian god, there was a man named Jesus who existed and was crucified approximately 33CE. Therefore, Jesus must have existed.<br />
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