An appeal to novelty is the mirror-image counter-fallacy

Evidence

Not surprisingly, there exists the counter-fallacy of argumentum ad novitam or an appeal to novelty, modernity, current mores or youth. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1068

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines argumentum ad novitam as the reverse fallacy of preferring novelty merely for being new.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1068
• XREF: connects to: Proving a different point than the actual issue is the fallacy of irrelevance — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1012; Logical form and avoiding fallacies remain critical tools of persuasion — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 146; Fallacies in missing disjuncts stem from omitting alternative possibilities — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 976 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Proving a different point than the actual issue is the fallacy of irrelevance #expands (0.55) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1012
• Logical form and avoiding fallacies remain critical tools of persuasion #expands (0.50) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 146
• Fallacies in missing disjuncts stem from omitting alternative possibilities #expands (0.50) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 976
• Material fallacies emerge from examining term meanings rather than form #expands (0.50) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 853