Argumentum ad crumenam

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An argumentum ad crumenam argument, also known as an argument to the purse is a logical fallacy of concluding that a statement is correct because the speaker is rich (or that a statement is incorrect because the speaker is poor).

This fallacy is notably prevalent in art, movie, video game, or music criticism in the form "you can try to criticize product x, but it makes millions, so it must have some merit."

The opposite is the argumentum ad lazarum.

[edit] Usage

If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich?

I think Mary is a good role model. She’s pretty rich so she must be doing something right.

This new law is a good idea. Most of the people against it are riff-raff who make less than $20,000 a year.

[edit] References

• Georgia State University
• Philosophical Society - logical fallacies

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