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Argumentum ad crumenam
An
argumentum
ad
crumenam
argument
, also known as
an argument to the
purse
, is the
informal fallacy
of
concluding
that a
statement
is
correct
because the
speaker
is
rich
.
The
opposite
is the
argumentum
ad lazarum
.
Examples:
"If you're so
smart
, why aren't you rich?"
"This new
law
is a
good idea
. Most of
the people
against it are
riff-raff
who make less than $20,000 a year."
"Warren
Buffett
is hosting a
seminar
. This seminar is
better
than others, because
Warren Buffett
is
richer
than most
people
."