The fallacy of appeal to tradition

A. assumes that something old is automatically better than something new.
B. assumes that because something is popular, it is also good, correct, or desirable.
C. assumes that something old is automatically worse than something new.
D. makes comparisons with cases from history that aren't essentially similar.
E. shows disrespect for traditional values in reasoning from principle.


Answer: A

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