The argument is more fundamental than that. If one is unwilling or unable to distinguish between worship, adoration and honor; words with distinct and different meanings then how can they be trusted to give a faithful interpretation of any text whether it be Sacred Scripture or the phone book.
The protestant conflates these terms to mean the same thing when they do not. Such a fundamental error in exegesis casts serious doubt on their understanding of the text. Its born of either two things: laziness or inherent bias from a conclusion-selective interpretation. I suspect it is the latter.
But to answers your comment more directly, the assumption (based on the inherent bias) is that Sacred Scripture is the only source of authority when it has been demonstrated it is not. Sacred Scripture (what was written) and Sacred Tradition (what was done), neither superseding the other, are the pillars of the Truth of Christianity, the Deposit of the Faith. By amputating the one (tradition) the Protestant does a disservice to the other (scripture).
So, as a Catholic, I would put the question to you: Why would I do that? Why would I play in your sandbox, a construct of your own mind where the perimeter is solely defined by how you interpret Sacred Scripture when you won't even give proper due to the definition of terms?
The dictionary meanings of those words overlap each other. Simple observation of facial expressions and body language when churches have the signs of the cross made at them or when statues are bowed down to reveals to an observer what most ordinary Catholics are doing! They are paying homage, showing special respect, showing adoration, showing reverence and piety...they are worshipping! Do you think Christ died on the cross just so men could then form images of himself or of Mary so that men should again be in bondage to images of stone and wood? I conflate nothing...you are in denial!
If one is willing to blur the distinction between worship, adoration, honor and prayer; then how can they be trusted to give a faithful interpretation of Sacred Scripture without the bias of 'tradition'?
The second commandment forbids the making of objects and the bowing down before them.
Catholics can play all the semantic games they want about what is worship, adoration, but that which we calla rose by any other name....
In the end, bowing is bowing and breaking the second commandment. It can be objectively seen and ascertained as such, whether the person involved deludes themselves into thinking it's not worship after all.