argumentum ad crumenam

Definitions

The logical fallacy of concluding that a proposition is correct because the person advancing it is rich.

rhetoric

Equivalents

Examples

“That it be known and distinguished by the name⟳ and title of the Argumentum Fistulatorium, and no other;—and that it rank here∣after with the Argumentum Baculinum, and the Argumentum ad Crumenam, and for ever hereafter be treated of in the same chapter.”

“The argumentum ad crumenam, however, is understood wherever there are pockets to appeal to, and even where there are none.”

“An electioneering budget is an argumentum ad crumenam, and most elections in democracies have⟳ a strong element of this old argument.”

“Because this rich individual obviously made many correct⟳ choices in life, his belief in Jesus, according to the apologist, only makes sense⟳. We call⟳ such a ridiculous proposal argumentum ad crumenam, an argument based on wealth.”

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