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‘A belief can be popular.’

[⟨det belief.n⟩ popular.a]

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I. e., ad populum only proves that a belief is “popular”, not that it is “true”.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I love being mature, contrary to popular belief.
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In Wikipedia:

It is sung to the same tune as Roddy McCorley. Contrary to popular belief, South was not actually from the area of Garryowen, this being poetic licence on the part of the writer.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Contrary to popular belief, there appears to be growing dissatisfaction with sports violence.
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In Wikipedia:

Contrary to popular belief. nrg files are not ISO images with. nrg extension and a header attached.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Contrary to the popular belief, it’s something even Matsumoto takes quite seriously.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Even though such a belief is very popular, the reality does not support such an argument.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Contrary to popular belief, not every guy will accept the offer of’ ’ free ass.”
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

And, contrary to popular belief, this strategy actually can be Good Business in media – as “Baby and Child Care’ ’ proved in 1946 by becoming the most successful English – language nonfiction bestseller other than the Bible itself.
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In Wikipedia:

) Under this legal definition, the Irish diaspora is considerably smaller than popular belief – some 3 million persons, of whom 1.2 million are Irish – born emigrants.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Contrary to popular belief, Barry Manilow is NOT sick, according to an acquaintance of his.
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In Wikipedia:

According to popular belief, the Somanis were initially involved in business and now moving towards industries, professions etc.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

) On top of I myself insisted that the popular belief in regard to the “Forebears in connection with Water god’ ’ (a set forth that occurs 41 nowness inward – bound the Colored Form touching the Praise meeting, 106 state of affairs inwards the documents in relation with the At home and 650 historical present an in autocratic skull session thereupon the unexpected 60’s.) was I will not longer absolute, having been in and out replaced and subsumed answerable to the theology touching’ ‘communio’ ’.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

One examplary finding John Lagerling, head of Google’s Wireless Business in the region, publicly shares: Contrary to popular belief, traffic on mobile Google doesn’t get a big bump in the morning (when millions of Japanese commute to work and school) but peaks from 6pm through bed – time at 1am.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Contrary to popular belief or notion, the possession of material wealth is not a blessing but comes as the result of blessing.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

All of these predictions, despite popular belief at the time, proved to be incorrect.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Pc game developers and publishers upon thousands of people downloading a game without it or I find a free alternative contrary to popular belief you can try out a game demo to. pletely modernized version of a game in the same genre, but an even greater challenge download the free demo version today! system (which saves you a lot of downloading.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I was wondering if it was popular in America because contrary to popular british belief you do in fact get irony and even more so than the average british adult, just look at anything Larry David touches.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Contrary to popular belief, the space actually seems larger and I can *n’t wait to accessorize with my vintage collection of gold – framed mirrors that survived the move.
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Queried on 2013-05-22.