Show Notes The Ad Feminam Fallacy occurs when someone attacks their opponent using misogynistic or dismissive rhetoric because they're a woman, rather than engaging with their argument. Trump We started out by discussing this compilation of Trump being a misogynist: Mark's British Politics Corner Mark talked about this clip of Diane Abbott describing the abuse...
Show Notes Moving the Goalposts occurs when someone changes the rules after their initial criteria have been met. Trump We started out by discussing the strike on the Iranian nuclear facility which started with a claim of total obliteration, and ended with this clip of Tom Cotton and Lindsay Graham: Then we talked about...
Show Notes Chronocentrism occurs when someone assumes a specific time period is inherently better or more important than all others. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump going overboard announcing the Gaza ceasefire: Then we looked at this clip of Trump on his favorite political slogan, and a supporter explaining what...
Show Notes The Ethnocentric Fallacy occurs when someone starts from an assumption that their own culture is superior to others or was more instrumental in history than it really was. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump claiming Americans did everything: Then we looked at this clip of Trump overestimating how...
Show Notes Appeal to Force, or Argumentum Ad Baculum, is a fallacy where someone tries to use pressure or threat to get their opponent to accept their position instead of using logical arguments and persuasion. We started out with this excerpt of an interview the Donald did with Breitbart: You know, the left...