Helpful Logic tips. (Bandwagon)

A bandwagon is a type of propaganda.  It is often used by teenagers who want to do what everybody else is doing, although it is used by others as well.  Fill in the blank. (Politicians, Salesmen,___________)  A bandwagon is pretty much the same thing as peer pressure.

   Why shouldn't you use bandwagons?  The problem with bandwagons is that it can make something look good whereas it is really bad.  It might not even be bad, it just wouldn't be a good idea, like jumping off a cliff headfirst even if all your friends are doing it.

Examples:  My family saw that everybody was watching Frozen and everybody seemed to like it so we decided to as well.  According to my parents it is a very cheesy movie.  The only reason we watched Frozen was because everyone else was and if the movie had been a zombie movie or something else that we wouldn't have wanted to watch we would have seen it just because it seemed like everyone else liked it.

"That" $1,000 purse

Sara: "I want to buy that purse."
Dad:  "Why?"

Sara: "All my friends are."
Why shouldn't Sara buy the purse?  Just because all Sara's friends are buying the purse doesn't mean she should too.  It would probably put her in debt and the only reason she is buying it is because all her friends are.