Bill: "I think that it is a bad idea to drink. Even a small amount of drinking each week increases the chances of getting certain forms of cancer. It also damages the liver and the brain."
Jill: "Sure, you believe that, Bill. But almost everyone believes that drinking is just fine. So you are wrong."The BandwagonAppeal to the Consequences of a BeliefAppeal to Common PracticeAppeal to BeliefThe Bandwagon is a wrong answer. There is no attempt to use a threat of rejection or exclusion from a peer group as "evidence."Appeal to the Consequences of a Belief is a wrong answer. There is no appeal to the effects of believing or rejecting a claim in this example.Appeal to Common Practice is a wrong answer. There is no attempt to "justify" a practice by appealing to the fact that it is a common one.Appeal to Belief is the right answer. In this example, Jill is replying to Bill's claim by simply asserting that most people believe that drinking is not harmful. Be careful to determine whether Jill is appealing to a what people do or what they accept as being right.4