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Reply #4: Proof yet again...
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Spider Jerusalem
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Mon Sep-15-03 07:46 AM
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that logic is an alien concept to these people. This is a logical fallacy known as the "appeal to popularity". Popularity is no indicator of anything at all, especially since the taste and judgement of the majority is in most instances rather suspect. (Just look at the New York Times bestseller list, the Billboard charts or the Neilsen ratings for verification of this.)
And Adolf Hitler probably had the greatest sustained popularity and public approval of any leader in the twentieth century. Someone should point that out to Mr. Gingrich. Although I think the irony would probably be wasted on him, sadly.
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