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An argumentum ad crumenam argument, also known as an argument to the purse, is the informal fallacy of drawing conclusions based on the speaker's financial status.^[1] The term generally refers to the assumption that having wealth is indicative of insight or virtue, and that poverty denotes the opposite.^[1]

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."

References

^ ^a ^b Fellmeth, Aaron X.; Horwitz, Maurice (2021). "Argumentum ad crumenam". Guide to Latin in International Law. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780197583104.001.0001/acref-9780197583104-e-257. ISBN 9780197583104.

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[:0-1] Fellmeth, Aaron X.; Horwitz, Maurice (2021). "Argumentum ad crumenam". Guide to Latin in International Law. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780197583104.001.0001/acref-9780197583104-e-257. ISBN 9780197583104.

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+{{Short description|Informal fallacy}}
-{{Merge|Argumentum ad lazarum|Talk:Argumentum ad crumenam|date=January 2008|Richard001}}
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-An '''''argumentum ad crumenam''''' [[logical argument|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).
+An '''''argumentum ad crumenam''''' [[logical argument|argument]], also known as '''an argument to the purse''', is the [[informal fallacy]] of drawing conclusions based on the speaker's financial status.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Fellmeth |first=Aaron X. |title=Guide to Latin in International Law |last2=Horwitz |first2=Maurice |date=2021 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=9780197583104 |chapter=Argumentum ad crumenam |doi=10.1093/acref/9780197583104.001.0001/acref-9780197583104-e-257}}</ref> The term generally refers to the assumption that having wealth is indicative of insight or virtue, and that poverty denotes the opposite.<ref name=":0" />
-This fallacy is also applied in the business world, especially in securities trading.
 The opposite is the ''[[argumentum ad lazarum]]''.
+Examples:
-==Usage==
-:''If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich?''
+*"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."
+==References==
-:''This new law is a good idea. Most of the people against it are riff-raff who make less than $20,000 a year.''
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Fallacies}}
-:''[[Bill Gates]] is the richest man in the world. Therefore, he must be the smartest man in the world.''
+{{Wealth}}
-==References==
-*[http://education.gsu.edu/spehar/FOCUS/EdPsy/misc/Fallacies.htm Georgia State University]
-*[http://www.philosophicalsociety.com/Logical%20Fallacies.htm Philosophical Society - logical fallacies]
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