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appeal to tradition
the irrelevance of appeals to tradition

description

Appeal To Tradition is an attempt to convince the opponent to change his argument in your favour because it conflicts with traditional views.

examples

"Our family has always voted Liberal, so you should vote Liberal."

"Canada has always defined marriage as between one man and one woman, so we shouldn't change it."



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