Simpsons Logical Fallacies: Bandwagon Fallacy

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Open captions change to closed captions during second half of video. Use of copyrighted content is protected by fair use which says that copyrighted content can be used so long as commentary is given. Definitions of logical fallacies come from Practical Argument by Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell.

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Early SImpsons was so much better on comparing family life with changing societal norms. Great social commentary. That kinda died around season 10 and eventually the show was just another pop culture icon that didnt mean anything.

Shorty_Lickens

I'm not an expert in Fallacies but I failed to see the correlation between the dialog and "Bandwagon Fallacy"

doctordl

she made the mistake of appointing herself alex's personal welcome wagon, as a mask for her own intimacy deficiencies

grawakendream

A more logical way of saying it would be just because more people believe something to be true does not mean they right.

Unknown-sgtv

I thought it was called ad populum but I guess it's also called that too

danaiduma

Seeing you using fallacies while failing to illustrate a fallacy is great comedy :D

IronFreee

This video is actually an awful (and incorrect) example of the "Argument ad populum" fallacy.
Here, Homer never said that if Lisa did what the majority did, she would be "correct" or "right." Instead, he argued that Lisa would be acting in her self-interest and would personally BENEFIT if she acted and behaved in the same way that most did.
Amusingly, this is NOT a fallacious argument. Please admit that this error for the sake of honesty. Thank you!

SkillUpMobileGaming

I don't think it's a bandwagon fallacy. I think Homer is just telling Lisa that if someone else is getting results that she wants to see, she should analyze what they're doing right and try to imitate them. It's not even bad advice.

StevenOBrien

Parents: Simpsons will never teach life lessons

jelliot

Just as well they left without her.
I noticed Lisa had her finger in the food in her right hand.

Isn't that the hand she would use to offer the food?

AudieHolland

Error in this analysis is that Lisa is obviously upset that her friends liked Alex enough to ditch her, and “do what Alex does” is actually valid advice.

sieg.

This is not the bandwagon fallacy, but I do see several people in the comment section leaping on the bandwagon that it is.

Homer's advice here is actually perfectly logical. If person A is popular, then it makes sense that if person B attempts to copy A they'll also be popular. Being popular gives many practical benefits (certainly more than being able to tell logical fallacies apart... )

jasonquigley

Technically Homer would need to buy Lisa all of those things Alison had to make Lisa popular.

doords

"band wagon fallacy"

For homer advising lisa to be who she is not good idea telling her that is good enough is what matters but lisa has to know that being confident matters.

martingasana