Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Since Fairfax College receives more applications for admission than Newton University, Fairfax College is evidently a better school.

 - ad hominem: an attack against the person making the argument, rather than the argument itself
 - bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct
 - slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a small first step will lead to extreme consequences
The text argues that Fairfax College is better than Newton University because Fairfax College receives more applications. However, the popularity of a school does not necessarily indicate its quality. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as the bandwagon fallacy.