hiteshjr24/gemini_test huggingface dataset:
Statement: I hated the movie because it was the worst movie I ever saw.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Paranormal activity is real because I've seen a ghost.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: "I stay away from those gatherings because I don't want to be brainwashed."
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Politician Running for Public Office: You can all trust what I say. I have never lied in my life.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: God did not create the world six thousand years ago because matter has always existed, and therefore the world has always existed.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Whatever is less dense than water will float, because such objects won't sink in water.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: "He's the best teacher I've ever had because he's the best teacher I've known."
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: "You can't give me a D because I'm an A student!"
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: "She is the best candidate for president because she is better than the other candidates!"
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Cell phones, high-tech devices that cause severe distractions and cyberbullying should be banned in schools.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: The President said he will not allow disrespectful dissent.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Andanar is unfit for the position because he seems unqualified for it.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Sandra tells her mom, "I deserve to have a later curfew, so you should let me stay out until 10pm!"
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: In her paper, Aida states "Filthy, polluting hummers should be banned."
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: "The BP Oil rig exploded causing many marine mammals to die." This illustrates that the BP oil rig was bad and caused animals to die.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: You can't give me a C. I'm an A student.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Richardson is the most successful mayor the town has ever had because he's the best mayor of our history.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: We know the virus started in a lab because it's too deadly to have just been the result of basic circumstance. But it hasn't been as deadly for China which proves that it's lab-made. Because it's deadly.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: I deserve to have a later curfew, so you should let me stay out until 10pm!
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Shakira is the best singer in the world because she is the most talented singer there is.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: "Standardized dress should be used in schools because kids should wear standardized dress."
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Students should not be allowed to park in lots now reserved for faculty because those lots should be for faculty only.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Everybody loves Raymond because he is so popular. Popular people are loved by everybody.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: "The Cardinals are the best football team because they're better than all the other teams. They're better than all the other teams because they're the best."
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: We need to fix our broken judicial system by electing new people.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: The writer, speaker, or an ad supports a claim with restatements of the same claim. (The argument goes around and around in a circle)
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: J.K Rowling is a wonderful writer because she writes so well
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: "Once a year, a miracle causes this large rock to float about ten centimeters off the ground since supernatural powers want us to remember the martyrs who died in that spot."
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: The president of Honduras is a good leader because he is a leader of the country.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Running a marathon is very tiring because it is so exhausting.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: “You can’t give me a C. I’m an A student!”
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: marijuana shouldn’t be legalized because it wasn’t socially acceptable.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Smoking pot is against the law because it is wrong; I know it is wrong because it is against the law
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: George Bush is a good communicator because he speaks effectively.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: All hunting is inhumane and should be outlawed.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: All useless laws, such as Reform Bill 13, should be repealed.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: There aren't enough parking spaces on campus because there are too many cars.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Has your psychology department stopped teaching that ineffective approach to therapy yet?
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Why must you always take positions that are so unscientific?
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: No one can deny that [my theoretical orientation] is the only valid theoretical orientation
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: It must be acknowledged that [whatever psychological test battery I use] is the only legitimate test battery.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: My new method of conducting meta-analyses is the most valid there is because it is the only one capable of such validity, the only one that has ever approached such validity, and the only one that is so completely valid.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Being overweight leads to a shortened lifespan because it's unhealthy.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Interviewer: "Your resume looks impressive but I need another reference." Bill: "Jill can give me a good reference." Interviewer: "Good. But how do I know that Jill is trustworthy?" Bill: "Certainly. I can vouch for her."
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Only a mentally ill person would kill someone, so anyone who kills someone is automatically mentally ill.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: we can't have the public option, because if we do, health care reform won't get the votes of senators like him.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan are banging at the doors, and the political establishment, consisting of both politicians and the media, seems determined not to let them in on the grounds that they have no public support.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: You should drive on the right side of the road because that is what the law says, and the law is the law.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Affirmative Action can never be fair or just. You cannot remedy one injustice by committing another.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: A is true because B is true, and B is true because A is true.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: A is true because B is true, and B is true because C is true, and C is true because A is true.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: It says in the Bible that God exists. Since the Bible is God's word, and God never speaks falsely, then everything in the Bible must be true. So, God must exist.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: The Bible is true because God exists, and God exists because the Bible says so.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: The universe has a beginning. Every thing that has a beginning has a cause. Therefore, the universe has a cause called God.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: We know God exists because we can see the perfect order of His Creation, an order which demonstrates supernatural intelligence in its design.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: After years of ignoring God, people have a hard time realizing what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is bad.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Murder is morally wrong. Therefore, abortion is morally wrong.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: In arguing that abortion is not really a private moral matter, Fr. Frank A. Pavone, National Director Priests for Life, has written that "Abortion is our problem, and the problem of every human being. We are one human family. Nobody can be neutral on abortion. It involves the destruction of an entire group of human beings!"
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Executions are moral because we must have a death penalty to discourage violent crime.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: You would think that taxes should be lowered because you are a Republican [and therefore your argument about taxes should be rejected].
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Free trade will be good for this country. The reason is patently clear. Isn't it obvious that unrestricted commercial relations will bestow on all sections of this nation the benefits which result when there is an unimpeded flow of goods between countries?
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: What I do know is that if a dirty bomb goes off on Wall Street and the winds are blowing this way, then I and much of this part of Brooklyn are possibly toast. Is that worth possible violations of the rights of some psycho-violent street thug? To me it is.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: My way of responding to difficult patients is by far the most ethical because no other way is so ethical and it is the only way that is completely ethical.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: The reason billions of children starve to death each year is because we live in a world that does not care.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: The reason the firmament, a tent-like structure that kept the “waters above” from flooding the earth as described in the Bible, is no longer there today, is because it was destroyed during Noah’s flood.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: The reason everyone wants the new "Slap Me Silly Elmo" doll is because this is the hottest toy of the season!
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Flippityflu: smarter than a Floppityflip. Floppityflip: dumber than a Flippityflu.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Pvt. Joe Bowers: What are these electrolytes? Do you even know? Secretary of State: They're... what they use to make Brawndo! Pvt. Joe Bowers: But why do they use them to make Brawndo? Secretary of Defense: [raises hand after a pause] Because Brawndo's got electrolytes.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: The Bible is the Word of God because God tells us it is... in the Bible.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Tik Tok is popular among teens because so many of them use it.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Mr. Casal was very tired because he had no energy.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Mr. Casal got sick last week, so it was likely due to the students.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: I lost my phone in the living room, so it will always be in the living room when it is lost.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: My phone charger is broken because it doesn't work.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Bert: How do eyes project an image to your brain? Ernie: Think of it as a little guy in your brain watching the movie projected by your eyes. Bert: Ok, but what is happening in the little guy in your head’s brain? Ernie: Well, think of it as a little guy in his brain watching a movie...
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: Dicky: So how do you think life began? Ralphie: Simple.  Aliens from another planet seeded this planet with life billions of years ago. Dicky: OK, but how did that alien life form begin? Ralphie: Simple.  Aliens from another planet seeded that planet with life.
Fallacy: circular reasoning
Statement: "Everyone should like coffee: 95% of teachers do!"
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Ninety percent of all people surveyed said that McDonalds is better than Burger King so it must be true.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: I guess I should buy my 12-year-old daughter an iPhone. Everyone at her new school has one and I want her to fit in with the other kids.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: I know the professor said the Bridges of Madison County was smarmy trash and lacked any artistic worth. But I still think he's wrong. After all, it was on the best-seller list for over 100 weeks.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "Because everybody thinks this way, it must be right."
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Everyone seems to support the changes in the vacation policy, and if everyone likes them, they must be good.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Well, every one else jumped off the roof, why can't I?
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: I am voting for Smith for President because the rest of my family is voting for him.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: McDonald's Hamburgers, over 99 billion served.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Everybody else is doing it, why don't you?
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Come on! Everyone else thinks the movie is great - you should too!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Millions of people drink Diet Coke every year so it must be the best soft drink in the world.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: “It must be cool because everyone is doing it…" said Kinza
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "All my friends are doing a low carb diet. That must be the only way to lose weight." Mentioned Murtaza
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good thing to do."
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: The new iPhone comes out this weekend! If you don't get it, you're not cool!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Since many people believe this, then it must be true
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Stating that something should be done (or agreed to) because everyone else thinks this way.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Marcus wants to go to a small community college close to home because all of his friends are there.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Everyone already believes that the defendant killed her husband, and that many people can't be wrong.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Why should you feel guilty for seeking your own happiness when that's what everyone else is doing, too?
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: You should fly an American flag off your front porch. It’s the patriotic thing to do.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Trying the latest social media challenge is a good trend
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Almost everyone that was asked said that McDonalds is better than Burger King, so it must be true
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Everyone is/is not doing it! It must/must not be a good thing!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Historically, up until the late 16th century, most people believed that the Earth was the center of the universe. Today we understand this is not true
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: How could you not believe in ghosts? Roughly two billon people believe in them, so don't you think you should reconsider your opinion?
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: All the popular guys at school are dyeing their hair purple, so you should, too!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: This fast food chain claims that they've served five billion people, so they must have the best hamburger in town. Five billion people can't be wrong!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: In this election, we've seen the highest voter turnout ever recorded. If you have any doubts about Tyler Espinoza's qualifications, just look at how many people have come out to vote for him.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Over 5 million Filipinos use our products. It’s time to switch to our brand now!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: This fallacy assumes something is true (or right, or good) because other people agree with it.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: “Don’t worry about eating fast food. After all, millions of Americans eat it every day.”
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Company R.E. are working on advertisement for a new juice drink. Some of their marketing employees went to a school to do a survey on students’ beverage preference. The majority said they preferred orange-flavored drinks, so Jeff told his superiors that orange was the flavor favored most by high school students.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Katie likes to read and would rather do that than play sports. Her friends make fun of her and tell her that reading is for nerds. Katie stops reading so much and starts to play sports more.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: According to the university brochure, the majors with the most students are Economics and Computer Science. Therefore, you should declare one of these majors if you want to have a successful career.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Everyone is going to get the new smart phone when it comes out this weekend. Why aren’t you?
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Believing that taco bell is healthy for you because everyone else does.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Going to prom (when you don't want to) because 90 percent of your classmates are going
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: I guess that I should by my 12 year old an iPhone since everyone else has one.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Fortnite is the best game ever. Everyone is playing it!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Royal's promoting their team for the next season by telling people to come join the team because everyone else has.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Marie notices that many of her friends have started eating a low-carb diet and drinking protein shakes. Marie decides that if this many friends are eating this way that this must be the healthy way to eat so she joins them
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: This is how most schools evaluate their students, so it must be effective.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Justifies a claim because a large group favors it
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Everyone who is really into gaming already owns the latest video game. Don't be the only one left out!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Cathy is opposed to social media because she would rather have a face-to-face conversation. However, more and more of Cathy's friends have joined social media sites, so Cathy feels like she needs to create an account as well.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: America has to act now to reduce illegal immigration. Recent studies show that the vast majority of Americans think that illegal immigration is a problem.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: In the court trial deliberations, Juror Seven says, "There are still eleven of us who think he's guilty. You're alone." His attempt to use numbers to persuade Eight is:
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: In Act 1, Juror Seven says, "There are still eleven of us who think he's guilty. You're alone." His attempt to use numbers to persuade Eight is:
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Everyone is doing the Low-Carb Diet.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: This happens when you assume that something is acceptable just because it is very common.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: This is an emotional appeal that speaks the concept that many people agree or disagree, so you should, too
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: EP is poppin'! Everyone worth knowing is here tonight - come on down!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "I'm gonna get an iPhone because everybody else has an iPhone and they're cool."
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "Chick fil A is the greatest food chain in existence. Look at the crowds!"
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: 40 million people can't be wrong! Buy the new Iphone XIV today!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Makes people feel as though everyone is doing it, so they should too.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: If you had school pride like the rest of us do, you would wear a mountain lion costume every day.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Everyone is buying the new iPhone that’s coming out this weekend. You have to buy it too
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: A commercial shows a group of friends all hanging out wearing clothes from a popular clothing company.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Officer, I was only driving as fast as everyone around me. You can't give me a ticket for doing what every other driver on the road was also doing.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: You appealed to popularity or the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of validation.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: , or a group of people think, in order to persuade one to think the same way.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: McDonald’s has served 100 billion people in the world. It must be the best fast food restaurant in the world
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "Since 88% of people polled believe in UFOs, they must exist.”
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "Everybody is late coming back from lunch, so it shouldn't matter if I'm late."
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Everyone wants the iPhone 11 because it's the best phone on the market!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: God must exist because every culture has some sort of belief in a higher being.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Matthew: Everyone believes that teachers get paid enough for the job they do. Therefore, it must be true.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Television Advertisement: Rush to shop at Super-Mart this weekend, everyone is doing it!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Old Major's speech claiming that ALL the animals will unite and revolt against the humans
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Argues that because something is popular, it must be right.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: This movie was #1 at the box office last weekend! That means it must be really good!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: “Everyone else is doing it, so should you”.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: The Royals are promoting their team for the next season by telling people to come join the team because everyone else has.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: You should run right out and purchase the newest iPhone 22 because you will literally be the only one who doesn't own one!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Get Verizon--1 billion people can't be wrong.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "Everyone is wearing the new skinny jeans from American Eagle. Are you?"
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Makes the claim that EVERYONE is using this product, and you should, too.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Tries to persuade the reader to do, think or buy something because it is popular or because "everyone" is doing it.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Dave wants you to break into the spooky cabin with him. “Everyone does it,” he claims.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: , if everyone else is doing something, it must be right/good.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: I know the Professor said that the Bridges of Madison County was smarmy trash and lacked any artistic worth. But I still think he's wrong. After all, it was on the best-seller list for over 100 weeks.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: All my friends are doing a low carb diet. That must be the only way to lose weight so I will do it too.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "A 2005 Gallup Poll found that an estimated 25% of Americans over the age of 18 believe in astrology - or that the position of the stars and planets can affect people’s lives. This is roughly 75,000,000 people. Therefore, there must be some truth to astrology!"
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good thing to do
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: The majority of people believe advertisers should spend more money on billboards, so billboards are objectively the best form of advertisement.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: An increasing number of people are keeping ferrets as pets, so they must make wonderful companion animals.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Everyone I know is making fruit smoothies for quick, portable meals, so smoothies must be really good for you.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: If you were a true Catholic, you would never eat meat on Friday even if it was the only food available.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "The majority of people are voting for John Doe, so he must be the best candidate."
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "Jose, join us because everybody will come to the party and only you will be left behind."
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: since EVERYONE else is buying a product, so should you!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: This makes you think you need to believe or buy something because everyone else is. Which technique is it?
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: assumes that if many people act or believe a certain way, it must be the right way
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: I guess I should buy my 12 year old daughter an iPhone. Everyone at her school has one, and I want her to fit in with the other kids.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: What is the name of the fallacy in question 4 about Marcus?
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Susie bought a flip-phone, so all of her friends bought flip-phones.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Last week, the Cowboys played the Texans in Houston. Mrs. Gibson was excited to go to the game because she is a huge Cowboys fan. Because everyone in Houston cheers for the Texans, Mrs. Gibson decided to cheer for the Texans too.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "Certainly this is the case at most colleges in America nowadays"
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Aliens must exist because most people believe in them.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: McDonald's Hamburgers: over 99 billion served.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: I am voting for Pepitone for President because the rest of my family is voting for her, and I don't want to be the only one not doing so.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "Chick-Fil-A is the greatest food chain in existence. Look at the crowds!"
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: iPhones are the best phone because everyone has them.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Best Buy is the best electronics store because people line up outside of it on Black Friday.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Cheesecake Factory is the best because it is always crowded
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: The Freehold Raceway Mall is the best mall because there are always so many cars there.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: I didn't want to the only one not listening to music while I completed my Achieve article, so I listened to music too.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Everybody know that staying out in the rain can make you sick.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: My mom said that Colgate is the best toothpaste because almost 90% of dentists approve of this.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: peer pressure, persuasion based on the the foundation that everybody’s doing it.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Let’s go buy the iPhone X in spite of the $999 price tag--all of our friends have one already!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Sebastian saw that several of his friends had bought a new fidget spinner. He realized it must be a very cool gadget if they had one, and everyone else probably did, too.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: All professional athletes use Apple watches to track their training, so our team needs to purchase Apple watches for everyone.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Justin Beiber wears Ray Bans, so you should buy a pair to wear in the sun.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Killing thousands of people as a result of drug war campaign is not a crime to humanity because millions of Filipino support it.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Lahat nakamove-on na ikaw na lang hindi pa. #MarcosIsAHero
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: During class, Alex whispers to Jeff, "More than 80% of university professors are voting against the Republicans. Clearly, it's the only intelligent vote to make."
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Everyone was driving over the speed limit, so I shouldn't have gotten a ticket for it!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Everyone is selfish; everyone is doing what he believes will make himself happier. The recognition of that can take most of the sting out of accusations that you're being "selfish." Why should you feel guilty for seeking your own happiness when that's what everyone else is doing, too?
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "Shell was charged with misleading advertising in its Platformate advertisements. A Shell spokesman said: 'The same comment could be made about most good advertising of most products.'"
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Everyone else believes it, so it must be true.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Nobody else is wearing masks out in public. Why should you?
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Not only is paying a higher income tax a patriotic duty, it is also a sacred obligation.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: You should listen to Ellie Goulding because everyone is listening to her music.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "Officer, I was only driving as fast as everyone around me. I'm sure I wasn't speeding."
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: I guess I should buy my 14 year old a new iPhone since everyone at her school has one.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Trying to convince others that everyone is doing it or everyone feels this way so they should too.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Appealing to popularity or the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of validation
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: everyone wearing new llama wool coats makes them warm
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: It is okay to walk across Mr. Jones's property as evidenced by other people walking on his property.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Jill and Jane have some concerns that the rules their sorority has set are racist in character. Since Jill is a decent person, she brings her concerns up in the next meeting. The president of the sorority assures her that there is nothing wrong with the rules, since the majority of the sisters like them. Jane accepts this ruling but Jill decides to leave the sorority.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Idea X is popular. Therefore, X is correct.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: if everyone believes something or does something, it must be valid, accurate, or effective.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: This persuasive technique is used to make you feel left out if you don't join the group.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Terrorists must not be given the chance to invade our beloved country.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: With 80% of consumers choosing our product, isn't obvious that you should, too?
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: The newest brand jeans that everyone is wearing are called Blue Dogs. Blue Dogs are being worn by all young teens. Be sure to go out and buy your new jeans at your local mall.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Verizon advertising the newest Samsung Galaxy phone that they claim everyone else who has bought it loves the new product.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Forty million people won't be wrong. Please buy the latest iPhone 12.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: the claim, as evidence for an idea, that many people believe it, or used to believe it or do it.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Everyone uses Social Media to fundraise, therefore there's no problem with asking for money on social media sites as long as it's going to charity
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: That politician wants you to think he loves America. His last rally had 20 American flags flying behind him
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: More and more people are buying sports utility vehicles. It is time you bought one, too!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: “[Everyone else is buying it, so you should too!]”
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Children should not listen to rap music. Everyone knows that.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: What persuasive technique is being used in this photo?
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: use of people's desire to be part of the group to convince them
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: This technique uses the logic: Everyone else is doing it, you should too!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: The latest craze or fad; everyone has to have it.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Now that the Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl, everybody is suddenly a fan.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Encourages the audience to become part of a group or act because other people are acting in the same way.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: We surveyed all the customers in the store and they all agreed that staying open 24 hours would be a great idea. We need to put together a 24-hour schedule as soon as possible.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Trump cites (biased) poll results showing that people think he’s a strong leader to prove a point that he is a strong leader. ABC News/Washington Post Poll (wrong big on election) said almost all stand by their vote on me & 53% said strong leader.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: If you were a true American you would support the rights of people to choose whatever vehicle they want.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: President Clinton is an advocate of socialized medicine, which is a form of communism.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: If you are a true American, you will ask your congressman to vote against NAFTA.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Eat lamb--could thousands of coyotes be wrong?
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: We now produce the best program in existence; four thousand businesses subscribe to our program.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Shamus pointed a drunken finger at Sean and asked him to explain how so many people could believe in leprechauns if they're only a silly old superstition. Sean, however, had had a few too many Guinness himself and fell off his chair.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Up until the late 16th century, most people believed that the earth was the center of the universe.  This was seen as enough of a reason back then to accept this as true.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Mark: Do you believe in virgin births? Sue: You mean that babies are born virgins? Mark: I mean birth without fertilization. Sue: No. Mark: How could you not believe in virgin births? Roughly two billion people believe in them, don’t you think you should reconsider your position?
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Mormonism is one of the fastest growing sects of Christianity today so that whole story about Joseph Smith getting the golden plates that, unfortunately, disappeared back into heaven, must be true!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: A 2005 Gallup Poll found that an estimated 25% of Americans over the age of 18 believe in astrology—or that the position of the stars and planets can affect people's lives.  That is roughly 75,000,000 people.  Therefore, there must be some truth to astrology!
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "I bought a ticket to win a new car at the mall, since I have never won anything like that in the past."
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Red had come up six times in a row on the roulette wheel, so Greg knew that it was close to certain that black would be next up. Suffering an economic form of natural selection with this thinking, he soon lost all of his savings.
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: Joe and Sam are at the race track betting on horses. Joe: "You see that horse over there? He lost his last four races. I'm going to bet on him." Sam: "Why? I think he will probably lose." Joe: "No way, Sam. I looked up the horse's stats and he has won half his races in the past two years. Since he has lost three of his last four races, he'll have to win this race. So I'm betting the farm on him." Sam: "Are you sure?" Joe: "Of course I'm sure. That pony is due, man...he's due!"
Fallacy: ad populum
Statement: "Don't listen to Mr. Fingers when he says walk in the hallways. How can you trust someone who wears bow ties?"
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: We cannot listen to John’s opinion on global warming because he is a tree hugger.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: "I can't trust that doctor's advice on how to raise my child. He has never been a mother.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: My opponent raises a good point, but can we really trust him? I mean, he moved to this town only two years ago and everyone knows that his wife left him.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: "The Senator must be wrong on the issue of taxes because he's such a jerk to the people who work for him."
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: You never even finished law school, so why should I trust you to watch my children?
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Only a selfish, non-caring person would believe that this is ok.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: "Bernie Saunders wouldn't make a good president because he looks like a sad muppet."
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Bill says Jenny would make a good class president, but Bill makes bad grades, so we shouldn’t vote for Jenny.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Dr. Fauci says we need to wear masks, but Dr. Fauci is the oldest, meanest doctor around. I’m sure what he says isn’t true at all.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Kelly is the most selfish, annoying person that I know. She says that we should recycle to help save the Earth, but she only thinks about herself, so she must be wrong.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that as the face of our next president?
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: My opponent is an untrustworthy liar and an idiot. Therefore, you should believe me.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: “How can you argue your case for vegetarianism when you are enjoying your steak?”
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Kyra doesn't know anything about science because she likes weird music
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Oh, please. What would you know about labor laws? You don't even have a job.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Charlie: Fast food is filled with salt, fat, and added sugars. We need better regulation of the industry. Bob: That my be, but you're such a hypocrite! I saw you devour a Triple-Baconator, super-sized fries, and 64oz of soda yesterday!
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: There's no way you know this - you're clearly too young to understand!
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Nicholas - "An apple is a vegetable." Alexis - "Don't listen to Nicholas; he is failing AP Language"
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: My opponent suggests that lowering taxes will be a good idea -- this is coming from a woman who eats a pint of Ben and Jerry’s each night!
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: The new vice president has never gone to public school, so he can never connect to the middle and lower class.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: This is why a woman shouldn’t do a man's job
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Cardenas roots for a British football team. Clearly he’s unfit to be a chef at the new restaurant
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Don't listen to her advice about math. She doesn't even know how to tie her own shoes!
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Louise is running for class president. In her campaign speech she says, "My opponent does not deserve to win. She is a smoker and she cheated on her boyfriend last year."
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: You can't believe Jack when he says there is a God because he doesn't even have a job.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Person 1: I am for raising the minimum wage in our state. Person 2: She is for raising the minimum wage, but she is not smart enough to even run a business.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Mr. Gough supports the cell phone ban and he's an idiot, so we should let teachers keep their cell phones.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Students who want cell phones in school have no idea what they're talking about.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Teachers claim that cell phones distract students, but they only say that because teachers have no lives.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: I'm not surprised, frankly, that someone who gets lost in his own neighborhood would argue that New York has better pizza than Chicago.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Of course you don't like rap or hip-hop music! You wear the same clothes every day and have zero fashion sense.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Bill, you drive a beat-up car from the 1980s. For this reason, we can never allow you to be a lifeguard at the community pool.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: My opponent in this election claims to have the best interests of our community at heart. However, he is separated from his family. Isn’t family the basic unit of society? How can we entrust the concerns of the community to someone who was not able to keep his family together?
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: , motive, or other attribute of the person making the argument.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Leonardo DiCaprio is just a dumb actor! What does he really know about climate change?!
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: “We shouldn’t even bother to interview that job applicant. He has a beard.”
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: A mother who tells the pediatrician that she doesn't trust his judgment because he's never been a mother.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Congressman Darell Issa calls White House Spokesperson Jay Carney a "paid liar."
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: BILL CLINTON: But when Joe McCarthy went around this country attacking people’s patriotism, he was wrong. He was wrong. And a senator from Connecticut stood up to him named Prescott Bush. Your father was right to stand up to Joe McCarthy, you were wrong to attack my patriotism. I was opposed to the war but I loved my country… Debate 1, October 11, 1992 St. Louis, Missouri
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: I can't understand how such a low performance student is able to talk about politics
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Thanks to her enduring popularity with employees, Annie Smith is the best-liked CEO in our company's history.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Before I refute my opponent's argument, I would like to draw attention to the fact that he is sweating and clearly does not have much experience on the debate team.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: "You haven't held a steady job since 1992. Worse than that, we couldn't find a single employer who'd provide you with a good reference."
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: A Congressman calls a Whitehouse Spokesperson a "giant idiot"
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Don't listen to her even though she's a doctor. She isn't a good person, so her opinion is invalid.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Billy - "An apple is a vegetable."  Bobby - "Don't listen to Billy; he failed Spanish class last year. "
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: That candidate wants to raise the minimum wage, but they aren't even smart enough to run a business.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Mrs. Peters is nominated for teacher of the year, which is voted on by her fellow faculty members. A colleague says that she would never vote for her because she is too young.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Marco cusses a lot, so you can't listen to a thing he says. He's not a good guy.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: A parent who says that the teacher doesn't know how to teach because she graduated from a community college.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: "You should never break traffic laws." "Who are you to speak? You've gotten over fifteen speeding tickets!"
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Oh please, what do you know about labor laws? You don't even have a job.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: "Who are you to ask fast food restaurants to give us nutritional facts? I saw you eat Taco Bell last night!"
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: My opponent in this debate wants all of you to increase taxes for a recycling program, but his own company has been fined over a dozen times for pollution and environmental damage.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: "I don't know how Professor Resnick can be such a hard grader.  He's always late for class. "
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: That answer you just gave cannot be right because you are always so rude.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: She should not be voted president because she's a liar and a thief.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Calling Senator Warren "Pocahontas,"
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Nobody in their right mind would trust that guy. I mean, look at him!
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: I’m know Joe Bob’s my boss, but I’m not going to take orders from someone who can’t even dress professionally for work.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: person 1 : "We should argue with logic facts" person 2: "You should grow a brain before you open your mouth"
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Person 1: "I am for raising the minimum wage in our state." Person 2: "She is for raising the minimum wage, but she is not smart enough to even run a business."
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Lily says the sun is fully risen at 5:00am, but how would she know she sleeps in until noon. (love you lily all jokes all jokes)
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: "You're a Westener and you're an idiot."
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: "He wouldn't make a good president because he looks like a sad muppet."
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: The CEO of that company hates the environment, so I hate him and won’t buy their products.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: President Bush argues that we should open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling. But Bush just wants to reward his rich cronies in the oil industry, so we can't take his arguments seriously.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: I'm hardly prepared to listen to the arguments of an ignorant moron like you.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Green Peace's strategies aren't effective because they are all dirty, lazy hippies.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: There's no point listening to you. Everybody knows you're just a little do-gooder.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: "Andrea Dworkin has written several books arguing that the media harms women when it comes to body image. But Dworkin is an ugly, bitter person, so you shouldn't listen to her."
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: John says that Kentucky will beat Florida, but John sometimes lies, so I'm not sure.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: "I used to have that haircut. Then my mom got a job."
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: "How would you know anything about technology? You're too old!"
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Ms. Baker assigned me a lot of homework because she’s a witch!
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Senator Ribbit is a liar. You shouldn't listen to him on anything.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Says Robot 2, attacking Robot 1 instead of his arguments.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: The reason our company never makes any money is because we have a buffoon running it!
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Don't listen to Eddie's arguments on education. He didn't even finish high school
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: or group in order to discredit an idea with which the person or group is associated; distracts the reader from the real issue
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Brandon: We should have tastier lunches! Jaylen: Don't listen to him! He's a terrible person! I saw him trip another student and steal his lunch money!
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: You're clearly just too young to understand what’s happening.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: "We will teach this miserable traitor(Snowball) that he cannot undo our work so easily."
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: When Squealer/Napoleon calls Snowball a 'traitor', and 'criminal'
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: "I see no reason to listen to Smith. Anything he says will be influenced by his interest in civil rights. His statements are bound to be distorted and unreliable." 
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: While debating with a friend on which movie would be better to see, you use the argument that your opinion on movies is better because your friend picks their nose, so we shouldn’t trust them because that’s gross
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: You didn’t even finish high school, how could you possible know about this?
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Vote for me because the other candidate is a cheat and a liar!
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: David is so wrong about Luna's work ethic. David is just an egotistical jerk with a God complex, what does he know?
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Joseph can’t be class president, he’s poor!”
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: There's no point listening to your opinion on school lunches. Everybody knows you cheat on your math tests.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Braden, you drive a beat-up car from the 1980s. For this reason, we can never allow you to be a lifeguard at the community pool.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: We can't believe what he says out of that ugly mouth of his.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: "I knew him in high school and he almost flunked out. He can't be a good choice for mayor."
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: TOPIC: Should people let their cats go outside? DEBATE: "People should let their cats go outside. Going outside gives cats more exercise." "What do you know? You've never even had a pet cat before!"
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: Xavier does not deserve to win. He is a smoker and He cheated on his reading quizzes last year.
Fallacy: ad hominem
Statement: A mother says that she does not trust her pediatrician because he has never been a mother.
Fallacy: ad hominem