When one critiques a misrepresented argument that person is appealing to habit.

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Critiquing a misrepresented argument is known as the straw man fallacy, not appealing to habit. The straw man fallacy involves misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack, whereas appealing to habit (argumentum ad antiquitatem) suggests that something is correct or better simply because it's older or has been done for a long time.

When One Critiques a Misrepresented Argument That Person Is Appealing