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What is the definition of a bandwagon fallacy?

A. The arguer creates a false dilemma in order to restrict the
apparent options.
B. The arguer suggests that because an idea is popular, it must be
true.
C. The arguer restates a point in different words instead of providing
evidence.
D. The arguer attacks the opponent instead of the opponent's ideas.

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Answer: Argumentum ad populum

Step-by-step explanation:

"n argumentation theory, an argumentum ad populum (Latin for "appeal to the people") is a fallacious argument that concludes that a proposition must be true because many or most people believe it, "

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Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

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