USArmy i got my definition from Rational Wikipedia which states:
"Argumentum ad popular is a logical fallacy that occurs when something is considered to be true SOLELY [note this word] because it is popular. Undoubtedly many popular notions are true, but the truth is not a function of their popularity EXCEPT [note this word] where other factors ensure that the popularity is related to truth.
What are some other factors? That the vast majority of grandmasters believe it is true that chess is a draw when neither side makes an error. [ not just a majority--a vast majority]
That grandmasters have far more chess knowledge and understanding than the average person.
That in the history of chess there has not been one game discovered [out of billions of gamess] where a game was won without one side making an error. Grandmasters know this.
That grandmasters in their games against other grandmasters have a lot of draws.
There are more more things to consider other than the popularity of this notion.
You have conveniently left out the words "sole" and then "except"
Do you understand what he’s saying, ponz?
It’s really rather simple. I’ve been saying it, too. Not only what others are saying is irrelevant, but when an argument is illogical you simply don’t bring it up. Never ever. You leave it out of the discussion. That argument has no value whatsoever.
So, in itself invoking others to validate one’s own idiosyncrasies fails to make those idiosyncrasies into facts. In combination with other arguments or in itself, invoking others’ perception is meaningless.
This also relates to clarity: it is only when clarity is missing that one brings others to validate one’s perception.
When everything is crystal-clear, like a tree in front of oneself, 99.99% of the planet can see it as a cow, yet one’s perception as a tree will not suffer the smallest degree of alteration.
That crystal-clear perception stands on its own.