Appeal to Popular Opinion

by Douglas N. Walton

Book Overview

Arguments from popular opinion have long been regarded with suspicion, and in most logic textbooks the ad populum argument is classified as a fallacy. Douglas Walton now asks whether this negative evaluation is always justified, particularly in a democratic system where decisions are based on majority opinion. In this insightful book, Walton maintains that there is a genuine type of argumentation based on commonly accepted opinions and presumptions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271030178
• ISBN13: 9780271030173
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"