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The fallacy of appeal to traditionGroup of answer choicesassumes that because something is popular, it is also good, correct, or desirable.makes comparisons with cases from history that aren't essentially similar.assumes that something old is automatically better than something new.shows disrespect for traditional values in reasoning from principle.assumes that something old is automatically worse than something ne

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The fallacy of appeal to traditionGroup of answer choicesassumes that because something is popular, it is also good, correct, or desirable.makes comparisons with cases from history that aren't essentially similar.assumes that something old is automatically better than something new.shows disrespect for traditional values in reasoning from principle.assumes that something old is automatically worse than something ne

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The fallacy of appeal to tradition assumes that something old is automatically better than something new. This fallacy occurs when it is assumed that something is better or correct simply because it is older, traditional, or "always has been done."

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