The point is that this is basically a non fallacy. You can literally use my argument for ANY instance of people using the fallacy.
In itself "its tradition" is already a argument, and the argument is "If you suddenly stop something you always did, you'll encounter the reason people started doing it in first place".
Is it wrong for Christians to drink alcohol?
Ironically you're falling victim to the "fallacy fallacy", by thinking that the identification of a fallacy defeats the position.
Historical examples are fine supporting evidence but not sufficient for an argument alone. That's the point.
The post only says "the west has always done it" and asserts "there's nothing wrong"
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Anyways lets get through this.
What people mean by "Fallacy Fallacy", is that only the fallacy is refuted when you point it out, and not any other thing the opponent as said.
But even that is wrong since I'm arguing that "Appeal to Tradition" isn't even a fallacy.
It is, I've explained the wide reaching implications of a appeal to tradition in and
Wrong, this is clearly a argument:
Just watched bits of a documentary with renown moonshiner Popcorn Sutton and in it he says his granddad built the first Baptist church in Hemphill with proceeds from moonshine sales. Even if you argue over the effects it has on people, the influence it has on the development of cultures and societies has been notable.