Luc Macron: It is not wise to uncritically assume that all traditions are valuable. Most traditions are maintained because they benefit one or more social classes, and people will adhere to a tradition if it benefits them in some way. Such people may not be necessarily trying to uphold valueless traditions, but they are also not interested in examining if the tradition they participate in is of any real value.
Mariah: People would not participate in a tradition if they did not think it held some value. So, it can be assumed that if enough people participate in a tradition, it has some real social value.
Mariah’s rebuttal is most susceptible to criticism on the grounds that it
A. does not address the assertion that people will not examine the real social value of a tradition if it benefits them
B. places undue emphasis on the benefits of traditions
C. fails to specify how many people must participate in a tradition before it is justifiable to consider it valuable
D. supports the assertion that those who adhere to traditions are not purposefully trying to uphold valueless traditions
E. fails to distinguish between people’s motives for adhering to tradition from their motives for obeying non-traditional practices
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