Appeal to novelty
Also called: New is better
Claiming something is better because it is new.
How to spot it
Is “new” or “modern” the whole case?
Example
“It's the latest version, so it must be an improvement.”
How to answer it
Ask what it does better than the old one, and how you'd know.
Related
- Appeal to tradition: Claiming something is right because it has long been done.
- Appeal to nature: Claiming something is good because it is natural, or bad because it isn't.
- Chronological snobbery: Dismissing an idea because it is old, or assuming that newer ideas must be better.