Asking your audience to accept something because it represents the customs of our society, rather than because the issues justify its acceptance, commits the fallacy of appeal to
A)ignorance.
B)the people.
C)authority.
D)tradition.

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This is because the fallacy of appeal to tradition involves using the fact that something has been done or believed for a long time as a reason for accepting it, without providing any other justification. It is essentially arguing that something is true or right simply because it is traditional, which is not necessarily a valid argument.

Asking Your Audience to Accept Something Because It Represents the Customs