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Informal fallacy

Appeal to Tradition

Claims something is correct or preferable mainly because it has long been done that way.

Definition

Claims something is correct or preferable mainly because it has long been done that way.

Example
We should keep doing it this way because this is how the department has always done it.
Extended explanation

How to think about it:

Claims something is correct or preferable mainly because it has long been done that way. In practice, the key question is whether the conclusion is supported by evidence and logic, or whether it depends on this reasoning shortcut instead.

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