Editing Appeal to tradition (section)

==Contrasting fallacies==
* Where appeal to tradition might seek to avoid expending resources and effort on making the necessary change, the [[sunk-cost fallacy]] resists change due to that which has already been expended in the past to contribute to the present condition.
* The appeal to tradition counterpoints with the [[appeal to novelty]] (''argumentum ad novitatem''), where the alternative is sought simply on the basis that it is new, or that old customs are incorrect because of being traditional.