Bandwagon bias

Cognitive bias.

Bandwagon bias is an unconscious social bias.

Bandwagon bias arises once a body of opinion begins to roll in one direction.

People then seem to be less able to contradict the prevailing view, and tend to acquiesce to this view.

See also

• Affinity bias
• Behavioural economics
• Choice supporting bias
• Cognitive bias
• Confirmation bias
• Diversity
• Dunning-Kruger effect
• Emotional intelligence
• Groupthink
• Impostor syndrome
• Objectivity
• Optimism bias
• Reactance bias
• Self-investment bias
• Social bias
• Source bias
• Sunk cost fallacy