Isn't it rather silly when people say 'everyone does it' as an excuse or (lack of an) argument?

Question

I think it's a bit silly to say that 'everyone' does something, even if they're just exaggerating. It's inaccurate, and a weak argument. Could someone really believe that everyone in the whole world does the same thing? Are they just trying to justify something to themselves by using the excuse that 'everyone else does it', even though it's a completely baseless argument?

Answer 1

It's a good answer when you don't know what else to say. /

Answer 2

That is silly. What is equally silly is when people pretend they don't do what everyone else does, when in actuality they conform to what other people do in other ways.

There is a line between doing what everyone else does superficially, and doing what other people do in order to survive and genuinely evolve.