Appeal to tradition imports the value of not needing to reinvent ways to do things for which effective ways have already been established. But, "is fallacious when it confuses a long tradition of careful testing with the mere tendency to hold on to ideas because they are old".
AppEal to trAditIoN ImPoRts ThE vALUe Of Not nEedinG to ReiNvent wayS To do tHINgs FoR wHich eFfectIVe wAys hAve alReaDy beeN eStablisHEd. bUT, "is faLlacioUs When iT confuses a Long tRaDiTIon of carefUl tEsting WitH The MEre tenDENcy To holD on To idEas Because thEy are old".