Bandwagon Fallacy Examples
The bandwagon fallacy describes believing something is true or acceptable only because it is popular. The fallacy is also known as “jumping on the bandwagon” or argumentum ad populum [“appeal to the people”]. These bandwagon movements can range from popular fads to dangerous political movements. Here are some examples of ways that people jump on the bandwagon.
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1 an open-topped roughly cylindrical container; pail
2 [Also called] bucketful the amount a bucket will hold
3 any of various bucket-like parts of a machine, such as the scoop on a mechanical shovel
4 a cupped blade or bucket-like compartment on the outer circumference of a water wheel, paddle wheel, etc
5 [Computing] a unit of storage on a direct-access device from which data can be retrieved
6 [Chiefly U.S.] a turbine rotor blade
7 [Austral. and N.Z.] an ice cream container
8 ♦ kick the bucket
Slang to die
vb , -kets, -keting, -keted
9 tr to carry in or put into a bucket
10 intr; often foll by: down [of rain] to fall very heavily
it bucketed all day
11 intr; often foll by: along [Chiefly Brit] to travel or drive fast
12 tr [Chiefly Brit] to ride [a horse] hard without consideration
13 tr [Austral]
slang to criticize severely
[C13: from Anglo-French buket, from Old English buc; compare Old High German buh belly, German Bauch belly]
bucket about
vb intr [Brit] [esp. of a boat in a storm] to toss or shake violently
a a series of buckets that move in a continuous chain, used to dredge riverbeds, etc., or to excavate land
b [as modifier]
a bucket-ladder dredger
bucket out
vb tr to empty out with or as if with a bucket
bucket seat
n a seat in a car, aircraft, etc., having curved sides that partially enclose and support the body
1 an unregistered firm of stockbrokers that engages in speculation with clients' funds
2 [Chiefly Brit] any small business that cannot be relied upon, esp. one selling cheap airline tickets
1 Slang something that is run-down or dilapidated, esp. a very badly rusted car
adj
♦ rustbucket
2 Informal run-down or dilapidated
rustbucket factories
- LMFAO exp. laughing my fucking ass off
- ice bucket challenge n. activity involving dumping a bucket of ice water on your head and challenge other three friends to do so in order to promote awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [ALS] and encourage donations to research.
also called "ice water challenge", viral campaign on social media during July–August 2014
- shovel list n. "It's a list of all the people and things I hate so much I want to hit them in the face with a shovel." Concept coming from the Marian Keyes novel, The Mystery of Mercy Close [2012].
- pop off exp. telling someone to fight you."do sth !"
- live off v. to depend on something or on someone to cover the basic expenses
E.g.: He lived off the money he inherited from his father while he had been working as a volunteer.
- wave off v. wave hand as a sign of rejection, disapproval or lack of interest
- all bets are off exp. expression meaning that a situation is no longer certain or predictable and that anything can happen
originating from horse racing where "all bets are off" indicated that bets already made were null due to various unpredicted factors
- live off the grid exp. live without being connected to one of more public utilities [such as water, electric power]
- OMG exp. Oh My God
- omw adv. on my way
- my creys exp. an expression used to when you are about to cry
- pardon my French id. the phrase is uttered in an attempt to excuse the user of profanity or curses in the presence of those offended by it under the pretense of the words being part of a foreign language
- put smb. off the scent exp. mislead someone; deliberately provide wrong information to forbid someone from knowing the truth
E.g.: They are no longer in town, but hey left their car in front of the house just to put everybody off the scent.
- I rest my case n. Phrase used when someone has brought all the evidences to support his point of view; "I'm done with explanations"
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