Appeal to accomplishment is a genetic fallacy

Genetic fallacy

The genetic fallacy is a fallacy of irrelevance where a conclusion is suggested based solely on something or someone's origin rather than its current meaning or context. This overlooks any difference to be found in the present situation, typically transferring the positive or negative esteem from...

 wherein Person A challenges a thesis put forward by Person B which criticizes Person C (or A) a because Person B has not accomplished similar feats or accomplished as many feats as Person C or Person A.

A similar fallacy is used to entirely dismiss criticism of statements made about future space exploration by stating a quote by Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...

 "Imagination is more important the knowledge".

Examples

• I don't see those chickenhawks
  Chickenhawk (politics)
  Chickenhawk is a political epithet used in the United States to criticize a politician, bureaucrat, or commentator who strongly supports a war or other military action, yet who actively avoided military service when of age.The term is meant to indicate that the person in question is cowardly or...
  
  and keyboard warriors going out to the front lines in a war effort that they support, but their opinions about why our soldiers must stay in harm's way continues to be given lots of attention in the media. Why?
• Get back to me when you've built up a multi-billion dollar empire of your own. Until then, shut up.