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Appeal to Common Practice
Disciplines > Argument > Fallacies > Appeal to Common Practice
Description | Discussion | Example | See also
Description
Many people do X. Therefore X is right.
If other people do something, then it is a reasonable thing to do.
Example
They were doing it, so I thought it would be ok to do it as well.
Oh come on, it's common practice!
Well then, are you going to join in, or what?
Discussion
This is often used as an excuse. When we uncertain about something, we turn to other people and assume they know what they are doing. This is also a method of influence in social groups, where pressure is put on people to conform.
Classification
See also
Appeal to Tradition, Appeal to Common Belief, Theories about conforming
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