(September 3, 2016 at 1:33 am)robvalue Wrote: Great video, thanks!
I knew people were pretty easy to manipulate on the whole. I didn't realise quite how easy.
I think this makes sense from an evolutionary point of view. And it's probably why people fall for the argument from popularity so much. You don't want to risk some sort of possible danger by deviating from the group, or to be excluded from the group.
Malevolent manipulation aside, this kind of comformity keeps society going on a bunch of levels. It doesn't just make sense as an evolutionary artifact, it makes sense today as well - I just want to know if you agree with that.
This has more to do with the Bandwagon Effect , rather than the Argumentum Ad Populum fallacy, but I see your point.
