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→Fallacies of Relevance: fallacies of relevance based on the age of an idea
For example: a political or military leader who urges his subjects (or those under his command) to observe "iron rations" without similarly depriving himself leaves himself open to a charge of special pleading.
For example: a political or military leader who urges his subjects (or those under his command) to observe "iron rations" without similarly depriving himself leaves himself open to a charge of special pleading.
===Fallacies of relevance based on the age of an idea===
The '''appeal to antiquity''', also known as the '''appeal to tradition''', holds that an idea must be right just because it is old.<ref>[http://www.logicalfallacies.info/relevance/appeals/appeal-to-tradition/ Appeal to Antiquity / Tradition]</ref> Its opposite is the '''appeal to novelty''', which holds that an idea must be right just because it is new.<ref>[http://www.logicalfallacies.info/relevance/appeals/appeal-to-novelty/ Appeal to Novelty]</ref>
==Fallacies of Defective or Weak Induction==
==Fallacies of Defective or Weak Induction==