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Yesterday I saw an ad 🤢 for some cosmetics and heard something weird… not exact wording but “89% of women would switch”.

I’ve seen “social proof” on websites and apps but this may have been the first time I heard it in an ad. It was just strange to me. 🤨

“Would switch” ?! Huh? … if what? Feels like there is potentially a false or misleading claim.

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Adeptus 2y ago

Because it's, at least, two things.

1- a made up statistic

2- an "appeal to majority". A common informal fallacy.

Or it's true but not cited and poorly worded. (Not likely in this current societal climate)

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