Genetic Fallacy
The faulty assumption that an argument (or idea, product, or person) is invalid or untrustworthy simply because of where it came from.Â
This fallacy is quite similar to the circumstantial ad hominem and tu quoque fallacies.
Harvard Only...
Harvard Only...
Example: "You're a researcher from the lowly University of Wisconsin-Stout. Because your university lacks much of a reputation, the research you did on viruses while there is invalid. I only trust research that originates in Ivy League schools."
No Smoking
No Smoking
Example: The Nazis were the first group to ban smoking in public. Nazis are awful; therefore, smoking in public is acceptable.