Talk:Argumentum ad populum/Archives/2013

In the most extreme cases, hardly a fallacy at all
Suppose that I am defending the blueness of the sky against someone who claims to really, truly perceive it as green. I cannot disprove his alleged perception; his sensation of color may indeed be highly eccentric. How could I convincingly argue for the sky "really" being blue, except by noting that almost everyone so regards it? DavidLeighEllis (talk) 04:16, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
 * There should be no recourse to spectroscopy in resolving a question such as this; a "green sky" observer may say he can't see the instrument. The issue really does boil down to differing perceptions, which are resolved by defining "reality" through majority rule. DavidLeighEllis (talk) 04:29, 11 April 2013 (UTC)