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  2. Argumentum ad populum - Wikipedia

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    Argumentum ad populum is a type of informal fallacy, [1] [14] specifically a fallacy of relevance, [15] [16] and is similar to an argument from authority ( argumentum ad verecundiam ). [14] [4] [9] It uses an appeal to the beliefs, tastes, or values of a group of people, [12] stating that because a certain opinion or attitude is held by a ...

  3. Consensus decision-making - Wikipedia

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    Members of the Shimer College Assembly reaching a consensus through deliberation. Consensus decision-making or consensus process (often abbreviated to consensus) is a group decision-making process in which participants develop and decide on proposals with the goal of achieving broad acceptance, defined by its terms as form of consensus.

  4. Types of democracy - Wikipedia

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    Constitutional democracy – governed by a constitution. Defensive democracy – a democracy that limits some rights and freedoms in order to protect its existence. Deliberative democracy – in which authentic deliberation, not only voting, is central to legitimate decision making. It adopts elements of both consensus decision-making and ...

  5. Consensus democracy - Wikipedia

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    Consensus democracy is the application of consensus decision-making and supermajority to the process of legislation in a democracy.It is characterized by a decision-making structure that involves and takes into account as broad a range of opinions as possible, as opposed to majoritarian democracy systems where minority opinions can potentially be ignored by vote-winning majorities.

  6. Wikipedia:Consensus - Wikipedia

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    Vandalism. v. t. e. Consensus is Wikipedia's fundamental method of decision making. It involves an effort to address editors' legitimate concerns through a process of compromise while following Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. It is accepted as the best method to achieve the Five Pillars —Wikipedia's goals.

  7. Wikipedia:What is consensus? - Wikipedia

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    Consensus is a group discussion where everyone's opinions are heard and understood, and a solution is created that respects those opinions. Consensus is not what everyone agrees to, nor is it the preference of the majority. Consensus results in the best solution that the group can achieve at the time. Remember, the root of " consensus " is ...

  8. Consensus - Wikipedia

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    Consensus-based assessment, the use of consensus to produce methods of evaluating information. Religion. Ijma', consensus or agreement of Muslim scholars/jurists, basically on religious issues. Philosophy. Consensus reality, reality as defined by consensus, particularly popular consensus, rather than or before other (philosophical) criteria.

  9. Popular Consensus - Wikipedia

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    Popular Consensus ( Spanish: Consenso Popular, CP) was a Bolivian political party founded in 2009. CP founder Óscar Ortiz Antelo was President of the Senate of Bolivia from 2008 to 2010. In the 2009 national election, the party formed an electoral alliance with the National Unity Front, the Consensus Alliance for National Unity, behind the ...