Bandwagon
fallacy
Summary: Argue something is true because it is popular.
Popularity or social momentum substitutes for supporting facts.
Pattern prevalence
- Authors: top 0%, bottom 0.3%, overall 0.9%
- Publications: top 2%, bottom 5.3%, overall 1.2%
- Articles: top 14.3%, bottom 3%, overall 8.6%
Recent example
and create a more secure venue. Now, following his high‑profile summit in Beijing, he has added another: if America's top competitor has an opulent assembly hall, then so should we. About three hours after Air Force
Recent articles
Sick new TikTok challenge sends kids to hospital for Benadryl overdose 0%
California Post - By Daniel Farr - 5/30/2026, 3:54 AM
Appeal to Authority 26.5% - Negativity Bias 22.3% - Recency Bias 21.5%
A dangerous TikTok-driven challenge is landing teenagers in emergency rooms, and doctors say it’s happening fast. Five teens were treated for Benadryl overdoses at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego in just one week leading up to Memorial Day weekend, after participating in a viral social media challenge that medical experts warn can... more
Madonna shocks with sex confession about JFK Jr 0%
Daily Mail - By T. Zeller - 5/28/2026, 9:13 PM
Anecdotal 22.7% - Unattributed Quote 15.3% - Negativity Bias 14.2%
Madonna has never been shy about her high-profile love life - but even longtime fans were stunned by her latest jaw-dropping confession about JFK Jr. The Queen of Pop, 67, revealed that John F. Kennedy Jr. was the best lover she had ever had while reflecting on their brief late-1980s romance. At the time, Madonna was riding high on the... more
Albino buffalo spared from sacrifice due to Trump likeness 0%
NBC News - 5/28/2026, 12:18 PM
Bandwagon 45.3% - Availability Heuristic 38.7% - In-Group Bias 32%
সবার সাড়া তো খুবই আলহামদুলিল্লাহ ভালো যখন এখানে আসতেছে অনেক মানুষ আসতেছে আমার অনুভূতি কি আমি তো এটা কিনছি আরো দুই মাস আগে তো পুরোপুরি কিনা ছিল এটা আল্লাহকে সন্তুষ্টি করার ইচ্ছায় মানে আল্লাহর রাস্তায় কুরবান দেওয়ার জন্য তো এখন ভাইরাল হইছে তো এটার জন্য এত মানে মানে পপুলারিটি এত মানে ক্রাউড >> আর এই গাছটা এই গাছটা কি খায় এটা মরি এটা তো... more
Gov. Kathy Hochul's attempt at dunking on President Trump's New York Knicks fandom backfires 0%
OutKick - By Matt Reigle - 5/27/2026, 8:15 PM
Biased Writer Voice 64.9% - Negativity Bias 38.7% - Appeal to Emotion 26.4%
Everyone is buzzing about the New York Knicks going to the NBA Finals, so much so that President Donald Trump says he's going to head to New York to catch a game. Of course, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul — who not too long ago was pleading for big-money ex-New Yorkers to return to the state — thought she would try to dunk on the president... more
Protesters gather at new U.S. consulate in Greenland 0%
NBC News - 5/22/2026, 12:34 PM
Goodnight. Goodnight. >> [cheering] >> We here to let you know that we don't want to be Americans. We have democracy and in a democratic world, no means no. No means no. >> [cheering] >> No means no. No means no. >> [cheering] [cheering] more
Students who covertly embody college mascots reveal identities at graduation 74%
NBC News - 5/21/2026, 11:45 PM
[cheering] >> It's a viral trend taking over the internet about a secret they've held for years. You never know who's truly in the suit. At colleges and universities across the country Yes! Yes! the students who secretly embodied the school mascot What in the world? revealing their true identities just before graduation. >> [cheering] >>... more
JUST IN: Iran 'reviewing' US proposal as Trump in 'no hurry' to reach deal 25.7%
Fox News - 5/21/2026, 10:15 AM
But we begin this morning >> [music] >> with President Trump's new comments on Iran. Mattie Rivera live for us in DC. Mattie. Good morning, Carlie and Todd. President Trump says he's willing to wait a little more in order to get the right answers from Iran, but he warns things could escalate quickly if they don't get the right deal.... more
MAHA’s latest conspiracy? Blaming Bill Gates for spike in tick bites 11.5%
The Independent - By Julia Musto - 5/19/2026, 9:50 PM
Biased Writer Voice 23.3% - Anecdotal 15.2% - Appeal to Authority 13.8%
The next MAHA conspiracy is about this year’s record tick season, it involves Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates – and it was also disproven three years ago. Social media users are claiming the billionaire philanthropist bred and released ticks with alpha-gal syndrome, which causes life-threatening allergic reactions to red meat. The MAHA... more
Hochul urges unions to resume talks as largest US commuter rail system shuts down 85%
Associated Press - 5/17/2026, 6:06 PM
For the first time in 30 years, hundreds of thousands of people rely on the LIRR are without service because of a strike. We all know that the railroad is the lifeblood of Long Island. Without it, life as we know it is simply not possible. The bottom line is no one wins in a strike. Everyone is hurt. The hundreds of thousands of people... more
Crackdowns on e-bikes and mopeds gaining steam 71%
ABC News - 5/16/2026, 3:01 PM
A California mother charged with involuntary manslaughter for the alleged actions of her son while prosecutors say he was riding an e-motorcycle, one of the first cases of its kind in the country. Whether you like it or not, we're responsible for the conduct of our children. 50-year-old Tommy Joe Meyer accused of felony child... more