It is common to view appeals to popularity as fallacious. We argue this is a mistake and that Condorcet’s jury theorem can be used to justify at least some appeals to popularity as legitimate inferences. More importantly, the conditions for the application of Condorcet’s theorem (binary claim, competent judge, epistemic independence) can be used as critical tools when evaluating appeals to popularity. The application of these three concepts to appeals to popularity provide a more fine-grained critical strategy for argument evaluation and, also, allow us to see the real problems that often arise with such appeals more clearly.

中文翻译：

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呼吁流行是一种流行谬论吗？

人们普遍认为吸引人气是错误的。我们认为这是一个错误，康多塞的陪审团定理可以用来证明至少一些对流行的呼吁是合法的推论。更重要的是，Condorcet 定理的应用条件（二元断言、胜任法官、认知独立）可以作为评估受欢迎程度的重要工具。这三个概念在诉诸流行中的应用为论证评估提供了更细粒度的批判策略，同时也让我们能够更清楚地看到此类诉求经常出现的实际问题。