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Appeal to Tradition Appeal to Tradition is a fallacy that occurs when it is assumed that something is better or correct simply because it is older, traditional, or "always has been done." This sort of "reasoning" has the following form: Hence, Appeal to Tradition is a somewhat common fallacy. It should not be assumed that new things must be better than old things (see the fallacy Appeal to Novelty) any more than it should be assumed that old things are better than new things. www.hebrew4christians.com /Clear_Thinking/Informal_Fallacies/Appeal_to_Tradition/appeal_to_tradition.html   (847 words)

Appeal to tradition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Appeal to tradition, also known as appeal to common practice or argumentum ad antiquitatem is a common logical fallacy in which someone proclaims his or her accuracy by noting that "this is how it's always been done." Essentially: "This is right because we've always done it this way." The opposite is the appeal to novelty, claiming something is good because it's new. There is a well-known story in cooking that shows the folly of appeal to tradition. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Appeal_to_tradition   (347 words)

Appeal to novelty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The appeal to novelty (also called argumentum ad novitatem) is a logical fallacy in which someone claims that his or her idea or proposal is correct or superior because it is new and modern. Appeals to novelty are often successful in a modern world where everyone is eager to be on the "cutting edge" of technology. The opposite of an appeal to novelty is an appeal to tradition, in which one argues that the "old ways" are always superior to new ideas. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Appeal_to_novelty   (274 words)

Appeal to tradition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) Appeal to tradition, also known as appeal to common practice or argumentum ad antiquitatem is a common logical fallacy in which someone proclaims his or her... Appeal To Tradition is an attempt to convince the opponent to change his argument in your favour because it... Appeal to Tradition is a fallacy that occurs when it is assumed that something is better or correct simply because it is older, traditional, or "always has... www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Appeal_to_tradition.html   (1611 words)

Appeal to tradition: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) The appeal to novelty (also called argumentum ad novitam) is a logical fallacy in which someone claims that his or her idea or proposal is correct or superior... Appeal to flattery is a logical fallacy in which a person uses flattery in an attempt to win support for his side.... Appeal to emotion is a logical fallacy wherein the arguer (who is using this fallacy) takes advantage of emotion to prove his or her argument.... www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ap/appeal_to_tradition.htm   (1044 words)

Naturalistic fallacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The naturalistic fallacy is an alleged logical fallacy, identified by British philosopher G.E. Moore in Principia Ethica (1903). Other responses appeal to the Fregean distinction between sense and reference, allowing that value concepts are special and sui generis, but insisting that value properties are nothing but natural properties (this strategy is similar to that taken by non-reductive materialists in philosophy of mind). Some people use the phrase "naturalistic fallacy" or "Appeal to nature" to characterise inferences of the form "This behaviour is natural; therefore, this behaviour is morally acceptable" or "This behaviour is unnatural; therefore, this behaviour is morally unacceptable". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Naturalistic_fallacy   (1014 words)

Some Fallacies An appeal to ignorance is when one cites lack of evidence against or for a proposition, with exceptions (to be discussed later). An appeal to popularity, as the name suggests, occurs when the popularity of a thought, argument, or object is appealed to as evidence that such is valid or superior to others. Appeal to tradition, as the name suggests, is the fallacy of saying that a concept or thing is better because it is old, is traditional, or has always been done in the past. www.tektonics.org /guest/fallacies.html   (5276 words)

Appeal to belief   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) The logical fallacy of appeal to belief is committed when an argument infers the truth (or plausibility) of a proposition merely from the fact that it is widely believed. Further, as with appeals to authority or to tradition, there are some limited circumstances in which an argument from belief may not be a fallacy. Appeal to belief is only valid when the question is whether the belief exists. www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Appeal_to_belief.html   (2541 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Fathers of the Church Appeals to the Fathers are a subdivision of appeals to tradition. Yet slowly, as the appeals to the presbyters died out, there was arising by the side of appeals to the Churches a third method: the custom of appealing to Christian teachers who were not necessarily bishops. His appeal is less to Scripture than to the tradition which the whole Catholic Church has received and handed down from the Apostles, through the ministry of successive bishops, and particularly to the tradition of the Roman Church founded by Peter and Paul. www.newadvent.org /cathen/06001a.htm   (17381 words)

[No title] Appeals to tradition will be tested as to whether or not they satisfy both the process and the telos conditions for legitimate membership within the domain of argumentation or reasoning. Traditions arise and form a transcendent bond to "define the citizen as subject".[Scruton 1980:42] They are a reminder of a flourishing past revealing a "successful history"[Scruton 1980:42] engaging the loyalty of their participants. Even if the two arguments contain appeals to tradition, it is not clear that these would be fallacious appeals since there is no attempt to separate their use as a piece of explanation from their use as a piece of justification. www.trentu.ca /ossa/p23.htm   (6547 words)

Mission: Critical (Fallacious Appeals) Claudelle's appeal to the generosity of her audience in an argument about immigration, for example, would be appropriate as long as she was discussing that generosity as a value related to the subject. However, an appeal to the generosity of the judges at a gymnastic meet is merely a play on their emotions (probably an appeal to their pity); anyway, the value of generosity has nothing to do with the evaluations the judges would render. Appeal to Spite, or Appeal to Hatred, Appeal to Indignation www.sjsu.edu /depts/itl/graphics/adhom/appeal.html   (494 words)

Logical Fallacies or Fallacies in Argumentation Appeal to pity - The hearer is urged to accept the argument based upon an appeal to emotions, sympathy, etc. Appeal to the popular - the hearer is urged to accept a position because a majority of people hold to it. Appeal to tradition - trying to get someone to accept something because it has been done or believed for a long time. www.carm.org /apologetics/fallacies.htm   (827 words)

Appeal to tradition : Appeal to common practice Appeal to tradition : Appeal to common practice "This is right because we've always done it this way." The appeal to tradition is a very common logical fallacy in which someone proclaims his or her accuracy by noting that "this is how it's always been done." The assumption behind this argument is that whatever reason was used to come to the old methods of thinking is still valid today; often, this is a false assumption to make. www.fastload.org /ap/Appeal_to_common_practice.html   (193 words)

Scripture and Tradition Whenever tradition is elevated to such a high level of authority, it inevitably becomes detrimental to the authority of Scripture. In short, this verse is wholly irrelevant to the Catholic claim that tradition received from the apostles is preserved infallibly by her bishops. The "tradition" he speaks of here is doctrine so crucial that anyone who refuses to heed it and live by it should be rejected from the fellowship. www.biblebb.com /files/MAC/solascrp.htm   (5898 words)

Appeal to Tradition Second, sticking with things that are older or traditional is often easier than testing new things. In the case of tradition, assuming that something is correct just because it is considered a tradition is poor reasoning. A tradition this old must be endorsed by the gods and must be right. www.opifexphoenix.com /reasoning/fallacies/appealtotradition.htm   (866 words)

C.A.R.M. Roman Catholicism, the Bible, and Tradition In the discussions regarding Tradition between Protestants and Catholics both sets of scriptures are often quoted in order to establish their respective positions. It isn't enough for the Catholic to say that their church is the true church, that they have the apostolic tradition, that they hold the keys to the truth, and that they have revealed doctrines consistent with biblical revelation. They were appealing to the tradition of the elders, those who had passed down oral and written tradition. www.carm.org /catholic/tradition.htm   (1381 words)

Appeal to Tradition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) The argument supports a position by appealing to long-standing or traditional opinion, as if the past itself were a kind of authority. Traditions often represent the accumulated wisdom of past generations. However, the fallacy of Appeal to Tradition is fallacious when it confuses a long tradition of careful testing with the mere tendency to hold on to ideas because they are old. www.cuyamaca.net /bruce.thompson/Fallacies/tradition.asp   (320 words)

Appeal to tradition: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) Appeal to tradition, also known as appeal to common practice or argumentum ad antiquitam is a common logical fallacy (logical fallacy: A fallacy in logical argumentation) in which someone proclaims his or her accuracy by noting that "this is how it's always been done." Essentially: "This is right because we've always done it this way." The assumption behind this argument is that whatever reason led to the old methods of thinking (thinking: The process of thinking (especially thinking carefully)) is still valid today. The opposite is the appeal to novelty (appeal to novelty: the appeal to novelty (also called argumentum ad novitam) is a logical fallacy... www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/appeal_to_tradition   (378 words)

Appeal to Tradition Say that it is traditional, and that to change it would be sacrilegious in some way. Tradition, once established, becomes a cultural thing, where people do it without thinking and defend it simply because it now is a part of the woodwork. Appeal to Common Belief, Appeal to Common Practice changingminds.org /techniques/argument/fallacies/appeal_tradition.htm   (115 words)

On Church For that reason Tradition, the tradition of faith as handed down through generations, was for St. Basil an indispensable guide and companion in the study and interpretation of the Holy Writ. The appeal to Tradition was actually an appeal to the mind of the Church, her phronema. Tradition is known and understood only by belonging to the Church, through participation in her common or "catholic" life. www.fatheralexander.org /booklets/english/church_tradition_florovsky.htm   (16570 words)

Logic Loop Seventeen Appeal to Pity is simply an irrelevant appeal to your sense of pity. In this example, a valid reason is given for appealing to tradition. An example of a faulty Appeal to Tradition in advertising would be an encouragement to "Drink Irish Mist, Ireland’s legendary liqueur." It appeals to those old fashioned folks out there who like old fashioned traditions. www.christianlogic.com /loop/logic_loop_17.htm   (1036 words)

ESGS Logical Fallacies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) Also called Appeal to the Old, Old Ways are Best, Appeal to the Past, Appeal to Age, Appeal to Traditional Wisdom, Sacred Cows, Ad Antiquitatem. Appeal to Tradition is a fallacy that occurs when it is assumed that something is better or correct simply because it is older, traditional, or "always has been done." Appeal to tradition is rather commonly made and can allow to 'win' an argument because there are sometimes no proven better or contradictory theory. www.esgs.org /uk/log12.htm   (888 words)

San Diego Wedding, Wedding Receptions, public and private parties > Grand Tradition Estate The Arbor Terrace Pavilion is our outdoor tent covered patio reception location featuring a stone fireplace, refreshing garden bar, dance floor, fabric draped ceilings and airy floral draped arbors, and private dressing suites for the bride and groom. The Grand Tradition provides a spectacular setting for hundreds of events every year. The Grand Tradition is located in the charming storybook town of Fallbrook in Southern California. www.grandtradition.com   (394 words)

Mission: Critical (Appeal to Common Practice) Appeal to common practice is typically used to justify an action, and it is unlikely that trying a new restaurant requires that kind of justification. This is a clear example of a fallacious appeal to common practice: the action here is illegal, but is justified on that basis of its frequency. In a fallacious appeal to common practice, the (alleged) fact that everyone is doing it is used as a justification for doing something of a questionable nature at best. www2.sjsu.edu /depts/itl/graphics/adhom/practic.html   (1094 words)

The Hindu : Spiritual tradition with universal appeal The role played by the saints and seers of the different religious traditions has been always acknowledged with gratitude by their followers as they had been instrumental in protecting their respective faiths from becoming extinct due to threats which had arisen during their long chequered history. In his discourse, Sri K.B. Devarajan said that the grace of the Azhwars enshrined in their hymns had been bequethed to successive generations of devotees up to this day through the the preceptors starting from Nathamuni to whom the hymns of the Azhwars were revealed by Nammazhwar's grace. Ramanuja had a stellar role in this galaxy of preceptors as he was the chosen one on whom the spiritual legacy of this tradition was bequethed by the preceptors before him. www.hindu.com /2001/05/01/stories/10010906.htm   (419 words)

Logic Loop Sixteen Anderson is using the fallacy of an Appeal to Tradition. An Appeal to Tradition is similar to an Appeal to Popularity (it’s been popular a long time). When proof is claimed solely on the basis of something lasting for a long time, that is an Appeal to Tradition. www.christianlogic.com /loop/logic_loop_16.htm   (878 words)

Scripture and Tradition The true "rule of faith"—as expressed in the Bible itself—is Scripture plus apostolic tradition, as manifested in the living teaching authority of the Catholic Church, to which were entrusted the oral teachings of Jesus and the apostles, along with the authority to interpret Scripture correctly. To the successors of the apostles, sacred Tradition hands on in its full purity God’s word, which was entrusted to the apostles by Christ the Lord and the Holy Spirit. The first of these is a direct appeal to apostolic tradition, the oral teaching which the apostle Paul had given Timothy. www.catholic.com /library/Scripture_and_Tradition.asp   (2435 words)

Mass appeal in Tridentine tradition - Orlando Sentinel : On the day when Pope Benedict XVI, known as a staunch defender of Catholic traditions, was formally installed as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, hundreds of people like Keller came to the traditional 11:30 a.m. Supporters argued that the new Mass was more appealing because it could be adjusted to parishioners' needs and fit individual priests' styles. To St. Alphonsus parishioners, the ceremony's appeal lies in its tradition. www.orlandosentinel.com /bal-md.latin25apr25,0,5102226.story   (607 words)

Philip N. Howard, University of Washington, Research Methods, Argumentative Fallacies Why do we need to change now?” Discussions of education, especially changes in education, frequently rest on the appeal to tradition. Maybe the old way is better, but if the old way is better you must prove it by a systematic comparison of new versus old. Like the appeal to tradition, this doesn't really argue the benefits or risks of a point. faculty.washington.edu /pnhoward/teaching/researchmethods/fallacies.html   (1183 words)

Gonzo Science: Anomalies, Heresies, and Conspiracies by Jim Richardson and Allen Richardson Conservatism is not only unreliable in this way, but also bears a close resemblance to the notorious logical fallacy known as the “appeal to tradition.” You are guilty of committing the appeal to tradition when you argue that something must be the case because that is the way it has always been. The way to inoculate science against the appeal to tradition is to jettison conservatism from the criteria of adequacy. A conservative science is blind to its own appeals to tradition, and dismissive of anomalies. www.paraview.com /richardson/richardson_excerpt.htm   (1059 words)

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