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<p>Created page with &quot;A fallacious&lt;ref&gt;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies List of Fallacies] - Wikipedia&lt;/ref&gt; argument that, briefly, presumes that if a smoker hadn&#039;t smoked, then th...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A fallacious&lt;ref&gt;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies List of Fallacies] - Wikipedia&lt;/ref&gt; argument that, briefly, presumes that if a smoker hadn&#039;t smoked, then they&#039;d be rich. <br /> <br /> This usually takes the form of an anti-smoker postulating that if a smoker had saved up what they had spend on cigarettes, then they&#039;d be able to afford some expensive thing. <br /> <br /> When presented as a joke, it is usually subverted by the imaginary smoker replying at the end asking the anti-smoker where *their* version of the expensive thing is, with the assumption that the anti-smoker doesn&#039;t have one, and couldn&#039;t afford it, even though they didn&#039;t smoke&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.nairaland.com/1125948/where-ferrari#13285732 Where Is Your Ferrari?] - ₦airaland Forum&lt;/ref&gt;:<br /> <br /> {{quote|Lady : Do you smoke ?<br /> <br /> Man : Yes<br /> <br /> Lady : How many packs a day ?<br /> <br /> Man : 3 packs<br /> <br /> Lady : How much per pack<br /> <br /> Man : $10.00<br /> <br /> Lady : And how long have you been smoking ?<br /> <br /> Man : 15 years<br /> <br /> Lady : So 1 pack cost $10.00 and you have 3 packs a day which puts your spending each month at $900. In one year, it would be$10,800 correct ?<br /> <br /> Man : Correct<br /> <br /> Lady : If in 1 year you spend $10,800 not accounting for inflation, the past 15 years puts your spending at $162,000 correct ?<br /> <br /> Man : Correct<br /> <br /> Lady : Do you know that if you hadn&#039;t smoked, that money could have been put in a step-up interest savings account and after accounting for compound interest for the past 15 years, you could have now bought a Ferrari ?<br /> <br /> Man : Do you smoke ?<br /> <br /> Lady : No<br /> <br /> Man : Where&#039;s your Ferrari then ?}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Smoking]]</div>

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