Show Notes The Fallacy of Assuming a Tell is committed when someone convinces themselves that they've identified a way of spotting secret information and then uses that as evidence in their reasoning. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump claiming he could tell Dick Cheney was lying: Then we talked about...
Show Notes The Gotcha Argument is used by people who are backing into a corner and unable to answer a tough question. So they accuse their opponent of asking a 'gotcha' question. Trump We started out with this clip of Trump unable to answer a question about Islamic military leaders: We followed that with...
Show Notes The Fallacy of Worse Evil is committed when someone acts like something is not a problem because worse problems exist or can be imagined. Trump We started out by talking about this clip of Trump on Coronavirus: We followed that with this clip of Trump defending Russia: And then we looked at Louie...
Show Notes The Tokenism Fallacy is committed when someone makes a minimal gesture and claims it is far more significant that it really is. Trump We started out by talking about this Facebook post and why it doesn't prove Trump isn't racist: Then we looked at Trump claiming other things prove he isn't racist...
Show Notes The Appeal to Sincerity fallacy is committed when someone tries to convince you of just how sincerely they believe in their claims, rather than offering evidence to back them up. Trump We started out by talking about this clip of Trump in September 2020, claiming he really believed the US was...
Show Notes The Thought-Terminating Cliché occurs when someone uses a well known or common phrase as a way of ending the debate and accepting no further thoughts on the matter. Trump We started out with this example from Trump: Then we moved on to this clip: And finally this compilation of right wing voices talking...
Show Notes The Ad Hoc Fallacy is committed when someone makes stuff up in order to avoid accepting evidence against their belief. Trump We started out with these three Tweets from Trump, which are representative of the many many lies he has told on Twitter since losing the election, almost all of which...
Show Notes The Argument by Gibberish Fallacy is committed when someone uses jargon or nonsense in place of an argument or an answer because they are unable to provide a coherent, useful or logical response. Trump We started out with this clip of Trump on the Dr. Oz show answering the question "What...
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Show Notes Invincible Ignorance describes a situation where, no matter how much evidence is presented or how clearly they are wrong, a fallacious arguer simply refuses to waver from their original position. We started out with this clip of Trump talking to Hugh Hewitt in 2015: And we followed that up with this...