Appeal to Tradition: Old School or the New Way?

Duchess is ready to chow down on a rat, looking like she's in a cat-zilla movie with drool and all. Just as she's about to turn it into a mousie meal, Bruno slides in like he's on a skateboard, all, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, Duchess! We don't do that in 2024!"

Duchess, with a face that says, "I'm a cat, hello," replies, "That's what my great-great-grand-cats did!" But Bruno, thinking he's the rat's knight in shining armor, tries to save the day.

But oh no! The rat goes full-on ninja and chomps down on Bruno's hand. Duchess just gives him the "I told you so" look as the rat makes a break for it.

This funny story shows how sometimes we think just because something was always done one way, it should still be done that way now. That's called an appeal to tradition. It's like saying, "We've always eaten cake for breakfast, so we should keep doing it," even if it's not the best idea, or sometimes it may be. The story pokes fun at both clinging to tradition and dismissing it too quickly, proving that sometimes, the old ways can still hold up.

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