According to your textbook, the following statement is an example owhat type ofallacy?
Instituting a national sales tax must be a bad idea. Polls show that 66 percent oAmericans oppose it.
A) invalid syllogism
B) appeal to statistics
C) red herring
D) bandwagon
E) slippery slope

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This statement is an example of a bandwagon fallacy, which argues that something must be true or good because a majority of people believe it to be so. In this case, the argument suggests that a national sales tax is a bad idea simply because a large percentage of Americans oppose it, rather than evaluating the merits or drawbacks of the tax itself.

According to Your Textbook, the Following Statement Is an Example