It's Tradition

There are very few arguments that rival ‘tradition’ as the most annoying, irrelevant, and inconsistent defense (except for the ‘It’s what god intended’ justification). Examples of when this argument would be used are debates involving whaling, bullfighting, or the annual seal hunt.
I won’t go into detail as to what my arguments are regarding each of those topics but my point is that the ‘tradition’ argument falls flat which is probably why it’s only used when people are really reaching.

I wouldn’t go so far as to dismiss traditions completely; I know that most contribute to cultures and bind us to our history. However, traditions can end because of new education, social acceptance, or even because of inconvenience. Which is why saying “it’s the way it’s always been done” really doesn’t mean anything.

Many of our ancestors had some fun little traditions that could have been maintained for traditions sake:

• Owning slaves
• Marrying your cousins
• Chastity Belts
• Foot binding
• Offering human sacrifices

Therefore I believe that if ever in an argument someone justifies their reasoning with ‘it’s tradition!’ they immediately lose all credibility, dismissed from the debate, and immediately stoned (just kidding).