Fear Of Missing Out
“Fear Of Missing Out” makes me think that other people have a rewarding experience by consuming products that I don’t drink. In most instances, I purchase a product because everyone is buying the same. This is called the fallacy of bandwagon, whereby we tend to be guided by the decisions of the majority that if they accept something, then it is the right thing. Last year, I was deciding on what kind of drink to buy between Coke and Pepsi for an event that I was organizing. I relied too much on an advertisement, and I was deceived into purchasing Pepsi because it was advertised as the best preference for many people. The outcome was very embarrassing for me after it dawned to me that most people who attended the event preferred Coke drink to Pepsi. I was, therefore forced to make a second order for Coke to satisfy the guests. I later realized that the advertisement was just a fallacy of the argument that served the purpose of deceiving me that Pepsi is the most proffered drink than it is the case.