argumentum ad crumenam
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
32
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The logical fallacy of concluding that a proposition is correct because the person advancing it is rich.
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Latin