Appeal to Wealth: Difference between revisions

:: Claiming that the position is correct because the rich or famous support it. This is the basis behind [[Celebrity Endorsement]]s, especially when the celebrity's claim to fame is not relevant to the issue. See [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]].

 

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* [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] all to hell and back by a Sprite commercial that had NBA player Grant Hill doing the standard "Sprite is what I drink when my thirst really needs quenching" shtick while pictures of him holding fistfuls of cash appeared in the corner, with accompanying cash register sounds. The final screen said, "Drink Sprite because you like it. Not because an athlete says he does." This was used to wind down the "Grant Hill Drinks Sprite" ad campaign and kickoff the "Image is Nothing. Thirst Is Everything. Obey Your Thirst." campaign

** Ironically, the "Obey Your Thirst" campaign slowly began to play Appeal to Wealth straight, with a small statue character named Thirst fighting celebrities to get to Sprite first.

 

* [[Lampshaded]] on ''[[30 Rock]]'':

{{quote|'''Tracy''': Jenna, we're the most important people here, right?

'''Jenna''': Well of course, Tracy. We're actors. If we didn't exist, how would people know who to vote for? }}

 

== Real Life ==

* A demonstrable direct relation between wealth and the argument is an aversion. For instance "I think we should go to Samarkand and buy silk because rich people back home are crazy about silk" is not a fallacy, it is a proposed business venture.

 

 

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[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]