Promoting D

[hasen]

Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> "Andrei Alexandrescu" <SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> wrote in message 
> news:gu89ev$jq8$1 at digitalmars.com...
>> hasen wrote:
>>> Walter Bright wrote:
>>>> Jesse Phillips wrote:
>>>>> It looks to me that Walter's points aren't about convincing people to 
>>>>> use it, but to show that you are using it, that there are customers.
>>>> That's right. It's called "social proof". 
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Proof
>>>>
>>>> Apple, for example, uses social proof as the central theme in its 
>>>> marketing campaigns.
>>>>
>>>> Back in the 1970's, Dr. Pepper hilariously used social proof in their 
>>>> oxymoronic campaign "join the non-conformists!"
>>> Social proof eh? hmm interesting. That's why I decided to learn vim, not 
>>> because I felt or thought I needed to, but because it *seemed* that 
>>> /real/ programmers use vim. You know what I mean?
>> Absolutely. Some of the best dating advice I've ever got: just be 
>> yourself.
>>
>> No, I was kidding :o). It was: be seen with women. It's social proof.
>>
> 
> I think "The 'if-others-are-doing-it-then-it-*must*-be-right' Fallacy" is 
> probably a much more accurate term for "social proof". I realize "social 
> proof" is the typical term for it, but calling it that just seems like 
> trying to call the ad hominem fallacy "associative proof".
> 
> 

More like "then for all I know it's *probably* right"

Like: if everyone here uses buzz words and jargon like ad hominem then I 
better learn this jargon to be considered smart.