- Jumping on the Bandwagon means assuming
that the statements said to be held by a group of people must be correct
without evaluating the facts or details.
Example
Fifty-three people bought the Digimatic calculator from the Residential
Shopping Network. I should buy one also.
- Appeal to Authority encourages readers
to accept the opinions expressed by “experts.” Testimonials
about isolated experiences or opinions are used in place of detailed
and balanced presentations of facts.
Example
Lorne Corpus, world body building champion, says that Killarney
Industrial steel is the strongest steel on the market. Lorne
knows about strength, so use Killarney Industrial Steel in your construction
project.
Study the tables on the following pages. They offer some tips on how
to avoid “faulty thinking,” as well as how to make logical
conclusions. |