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dissensio ad populum

The notion that something is wrong when the majority disagrees. This contrasts with "argumentum ad populum," or the false notion that something is true when the majority agrees.
Person A: The Earth is flat.
Person B: The Earth is round; dissensio ad populum.
by Sparkmon April 14, 2013
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