You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments View context
14 points
-34 points

thank you! i’ll keep this on deck in case i ever make a fallacious argument

permalink
report
parent
reply
23 points
*

But you did.

This isn’t an argumentum ad populum fallacy because the argument isn’t based solely on the number of people or organizations making the claim; it’s based on the authority and credibility of these entities.

Whether you agree or disagree with those entities and question their credibility is a separate matter, but it’s not argumentum ad populum. For the same reason the following isn’t:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, and the National Institutes of Health all claim that smoking causes lung cancer and heart disease, so it must be true.

permalink
report
parent
reply
-20 points

all those orgs have scientific evidence to back up their claims

permalink
report
parent
reply

People Twitter

!whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

Create post

People tweeting stuff. We allow tweets from anyone.

RULES:

  1. Mark NSFW content.
  2. No doxxing people.
  3. Must be a tweet or similar
  4. No bullying or international politcs
  5. Be excellent to each other.
  6. Provide an archived link to the tweet (or similar) being shown if it’s a major figure or a politician.

Community stats

  • 7.4K

    Monthly active users

  • 815

    Posts

  • 20K

    Comments