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One example of a bandwagon fallacy is:
The death penalty is appropriate because it makes sense.
Furthermore, the majority of Americans are in favor of the
death penalty, and it exists in many countries around the
world, like China and Belarus.
Think of the mother who lost her son at the hands of a
murderer
If you stand against the death penalty, you stand for
murderers.

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Furthermore the majority of Americans are in favor of the death penalty, and it exists in many countries around the world like China and Belarus.

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What is a bandwagon?

A bandwagon fallacy is a fallacy that normally has to do with a bunch of people joining together to have the same opinion. (Think of when Stranger Things S4 came out and that was the only thing on the internet for a couple weeks) Normally with a bandwagon people overhype something, but in summary it is when a bunch of people come together and make something popular (mainly overhyping something)

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