Argumentum ad

Populum
Argumentation theory is a study of the process
of reasoning, within which conclusions are drawn
based on the premises. Of course, not all
arguments are valid, so there are several types of
fallacies that can happen. One of the common
fallacies is the ad populum fallacy. This type of
fallacy includes a conclusion that an argument is
valid if many people believe so. Sometimes, this
type of fallacy is intentional, while in other cases,
it can be an error in proper citation of numbers
in statistics.
 Snob Appeal

The fallacy of attempting to prove a conclusion

by appealing to what an elite or a select few
(but not necessarily an authority) in a society
thinks or believes.

(There are many non-fallacious appeals in style,

fashion, and politics--since in these areas the
appeal is not irrelevant.)
 Bandwagon Fallacy

The fallacy of attempting to prove a conclusion

on the grounds that all or most people think or
believe it is true.
 Appealing to Emotion

Using emotively-laden language can frequently

cause people to make wrong conclusions. The
strongest emotions in this case are love, fear,
pride, enthusiasm, patriotism and the like. The
statement is expressing some of these
emotions and that makes it the truth.
 Ad Populum Fallacy in Media

The media play a very important role in shaping

public opinion. Therefore, finding ad populum
fallacy examples in the media is quite easy. The
most obvious examples for this type of fallacy
are advertisements. Ads will frequently
represent an product as something that 'all real
men use,' or something that 'all the best
housewives choose.' This is the bandwagon
type of ad populum fallacy.
 Ad Populum Fallacy in Politics

As you can imagine, the statements of politicians

all over the world are full of different
argumentum fallacies. The speeches of politicians
frequently include strong emotions like sympathy
or patriotism. Therefore, in politics, you can see
such examples of ad populum fallacies that start
with "A good American thinks that this is wrong."
In this way, assuming that people feel strongly
about being good Americans, they will identify
with the statement. This is an example of
emotionally laden language.