📜 Appeal to Tradition: When we assume something is right just because it’s old. Age doesn’t equal truth. Tradition can guide, but it shouldn’t trap.
#BiasBreak #ABIDE4US #JoeQuote #CriticalThinking #AppealToTradition

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#AppealToTradition #FightDisinformation

- Challenge traditions that cause harm.

- Because progress isn’t about abandoning history—it’s about learning from it.

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The strongest move?

Challenge traditions that cause harm.

Because progress isn’t about abandoning history—it’s about learning from it.

#FightDisinformation #AppealToTradition #ThinkBeforeReacting

“It’s always been this way” isn’t a real argument.

The Appeal to Tradition is a propaganda tactic that defends outdated ideas by claiming history alone makes them right.

It was used to fight same-sex marriage. 🧵 #AppealToTradition #FightDisinformation

1️⃣3️⃣ Cherry Picking – Using selective facts to mislead #CherryPicking

1️⃣4️⃣ Appeal to Tradition – Defending bad ideas because they’re “old” #AppealToTradition

1️⃣5️⃣ Appeal to Authority – Using power/status instead of evidence #AppealToAuthority
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The strongest move? Challenge outdated ideas, no matter how old.

Because if “tradition” ruled the world, we’d still be living in caves

#FightDisinformation #AppealToTradition #ThinkBeforeReacting

Obedience often thrives on the #AppealToTradition: 'We've always done it this way,' they say. Étienne de La Boétie would ask, 'But is it right?' Break the habit, question authority. #VoluntaryServitude