Bandwagon Effect

Origin of The term "Bandwagon " refers to the band through a parade.

The Bandwagon effect is a Psychological Phenomenon in which people do something primarily because other people are doing it regardless of their own belief which they may ignore or override.

This tendency of people to align their beliefs and behaviors with those of a group is also called Herd Mentality.

• Social Media.

One example of the bandwagon effect is that when people see a comment on social media that received a lot of likes or upvotes, they become more likely to upvote it themself.

• Politics.

Bandwagon is a fallacy based on the assumption that the opinion of the majority is always valid: that is, everyone believes it, so you should too. It is also called an appeal to popularity, the authority of the many, and argumentum ad populum (Latin for "appeal to the people"). (What is the bandwagon fallacy in politics?)