what is bandwagon?

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Trapyy_

i've seen this term being used here recently, what does that mean?

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Zeta fans

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Rishoo

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I think that liking an underdog team isn't necessarily bandwagonning though? They've just had an impressive run and people like that. Especially since everyone was putting Zeta down at the beginning.

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PoohShiesty

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I'm just kidding, I love a good underdog story.

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valulrantefanboy

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Only support winning teams not loyalty with 1 team (like me)

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bandwagon is where people decide to support teams/orgs/players because of a sudden surge in popularity, whether it be in fame or in results.

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xaboff

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I like to think that bandwagon is if they do this, but then leave as soon as the first bad result comes. If they join at highs and stay through lows, that's not a bandwagon

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true true

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no_noise_979

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Disagree

It depends on the intent. Why did they start supporting? If it was because the team was trendy then its a bandwagon regardless of what happens after. They may change their perspective and become an actual fan later so they are no longer bandwagon but originally they joined the bandwagon.

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xaboff

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hm.. it is bandwagon when you start supporting a team because they became trendy, I'll give you that, but if you start supporting because they became good, it goes back to my original point

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no_noise_979

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people who only start supporting a team because its "trendy" or because they are wining

it can also be if they bandwagon a team that is playing against their most hated team

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cyk

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Support the winning team？

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Strafe7

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Generally means just following whatever a trend is not necessarily because you like it but because other people do. In sports it normally means supporting the team that wins.

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The term bandwagon refers to a common logical fallacy that suggests that because a belief, action, or trend is already popular, everyone should adopt it. This idea is a powerful persuasive tool that is often used in propaganda and advertising.

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Brensek

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yeah, the definition of bandwagon is literally me. I like winning teams or teams that are currently popular.

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BardMain

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“Well, if all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you?”

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used in reference to an activity, cause, etc. that is currently fashionable or popular and attracting increasing support.

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justron40

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for example like when you don't know the root cause of the yellow-blue crisis but sided on the west just because what they show you. this is bandwagon.

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no_noise_979

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Holy Based

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all the NA guard fans

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@no1haterbutloveyou2

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blyat

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Vortexy

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Here's an example:

Let's say a random Brazilian team hypothetically named Loud with a neon green triangle logo starts performing well. Brazilian Valorant fans become big fans of the team and cheer them on. Some time later, the team doesn't perform well, loses to a few teams, another Brazilian team becomes more dominant, and then all of as sudden, those diehard fans leave and begin supporting another team, change their flairs, worship the new team's duelist like a greek god, etc. Cycle repeats. That new team begins underperforming after a while, a new batch of hungry youngsters become the best team in the region, and all the fans then flock over to this new team.