Repeating a proposition many times does not supply the certainty demanded by demonstration. A popular view may be supported by independent evidence, but any resulting strength comes from that evidence, not from popularity itself.
Suppose someone argues: “Everyone in our city believes this treatment helps; therefore it necessarily works.” This establishes popularity, not efficacy.
Keep the number of believers distinct from evidence that an intervention has an effect.
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Dialectical Syllogism: Commonly Accepted and Conceded Premises
Repeating a proposition many times does not supply the certainty demanded by demonstration. A popular view may be supported by independent evidence, but any resulting strength comes from that evidence, not from popularity itself.
Suppose someone argues: “Everyone in our city believes this treatment helps; therefore it necessarily works.” This establishes popularity, not efficacy.
Keep the number of believers distinct from evidence that an intervention has an effect.