"7 out of 10 academically trained philosophers think you should study the spots off of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit" ...no , that may be the appeal to tradition...no, appeal to authority.... I almost want the ad populuum fallacy to be applied to Plato.
@@reasoniocritthinking But it is an Ad Populum/Vox Populi logical fallacy. These are Latin word, which in English are called as conformity. Its similar to the drawback of democracy as pointed out even by Alexis De Tochville, the majority rule or tyranny of the majority.
Is this the same thing as having an unexamined assumption? A fact that is just so ingrained in popular thought that it is being used as the basis for an argument, but not explicitly calling for belief in it through popularity?
Critical Thinking, Logic, and Argumentation I watched that, but a cliche is not really an unexamined assumption. I guess I'm thinking of a premise that is just wrong, but no one notices, at least until a long ways down the road when some other fact has forced people to reexamine their core ideas. One example I can think of comes from science where revelations about the quantum nature of reality made many unquestioned assumptions be thrown out. Perhaps today we might think of democracy or equality or something else that is such an unquestioned good that we don't question where it might be a negative. In fact it's hard to think of a modern example because I'm trying to think of all the premises I believe unquestioningly that might be wrong.
You wanted a "an unexamined assumption . . . so ingrained in popular thought that it is being used as the basis for an argument." That would be a cliche. Cliches certainly can be unexamined assumptions -- and are so for many people If it's just some sort of implicit assumption, that's then simply what you call it, an implicit assumption. Not every bad line of reasoning is actually a recognized fallacy
Critical Thinking, Logic, and Argumentation Okay, Implicit assumption seems to be what I'm thinking of. I have a name for it. I feel better. Thanks for your help.
So basically this applies to any multiple glowing reviews of a product or a person reviewing that product who has a lot of followers as well. So then you basically have to decide at the end of the day if that product is for you - despite the reviews or the person's reputation who is reviewing it. Man this is tough, I can't just trust anymore!
No, this doesn't apply that broadly, not as a fallacy. What makes it a fallacy is the assumption that BECAUSE many people agree, like, etc. something, that thing is good, best, right, etc. -- when there is no good reason to think that popularity is relevant. There can be many cases where a preponderance of positive or negative reviews is indeed relevant.
