Ad Populum/ Appeal to Popularity/ Bandwagon By: Amber Archey and Kelsey Sturgeon Dungeon Defenders is saying that you need friends to play with you. It’s trying to get everyone to “jump on the bandwagon.” Definition -A party, cause, movement, etc., that by its mass appeal or strength readily attracts many followers Example: If many believe so, then it is so. Universal Example One guy is talking to his buddy and says, “Wassup,” so they all begin to say it. One girl begins to sing about coke, and many others join in. One guy purposefully gets stuck in the elevator with a girl, and so did his friend. Act I, Page 189 Tituba: …And I look-and there was Goody Good! ... And Goody Osburn. … Abigail: …I saw Sarah Good with the devil. I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil. I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil. Betty: I saw George Jacobs with the Devil! I saw Goody Howe with the Devil! … Betty: I saw Martha Bellows with the Devil! Abigail: I saw Goody Sibber with the Devil! … Betty: I saw Alice Barrow with the Devil! Abigail: I saw Goody Hawkins with the Devil! Betty: I saw Goody Bibber with the Devil! Abigail: I saw Goody Booth with the Devil! Act I Page189 Explanation Tituba confessed to witchcraft to get out of being hanged. Abigail and Betty began to accuse people they didn’t like of being with the Devil. They seized the opportunity to get others in trouble. Act 3 Page 224 Abigail: Why-? Why do you come, yellow bird? … Susanna Walcott: Her Claws, she’s stretching her claws! … Abigail and All the Girls: Abby, you mustn’t! Marry Warren: I’m here, I’m here! Girls: I’m here, I’m here! Act 3 Page 224 Explanation Abigail claimed she saw a bird in the court room during trial. The girls wanted to keep Abigail out of trouble, so they all claimed to see the bird and began to mock Mary Warren. Citations Jessek, Jessek. "Anti-MMORPG Ad Courtesy of the Makers of D&D." Flickr. Yahoo!, 30 Sept. 2005. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. "Bandwagon." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. Icemons, Icemons. "Budweiser Wassup Commercial." YouTube. YouTube, 30 Sept. 2006. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. CokeConversations, CokeConversations. "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke Commercial - 1971." YouTube. YouTube, 27 Aug. 2009. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. Dobrefilms, Debrofilms. "Bud Light Commercial - The Elevator." YouTube. YouTube, 26 Jan. 2009. Web. 21 Feb. 2012.