Appeal to novelty

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Appeal to novelty is when you say something is better or true just because it's new. New doesn't always mean better—sometimes the old way was right, and sometimes the new thing is untested or worse. The fallacy is to treat newness as a reason to accept or prefer something. The real question is whether the new thing is actually better by relevant standards, not whether it's recent.

Examples

  • This is the newest phone, so it must be the best.

  • It's a new approach, so we should try it.

  • The latest research says X.

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