Appeal to Tradition

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Logic

Foundational Lexiconit's always been done
Executive Parlanceprecedent authority
Scholarly Discoursetemporal validity fallacy
Babel ZenithAppeal to Tradition
Origin: Logic

Etymology & Meaning

Assuming something is correct because it's traditional.

In the Boardroom

'We've always priced this way' as justification.

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