Show Notes The Appeal to Fame Fallacy occurs when someone equates fame with being trustworthy Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump defending his TikTok deal: Then we looked at this clip of Trump lying about a very famous man he talked to: And finally we talked about this clip of Trump...
Show Notes The Think of the Children Fallacy occurs when someone invokes an appeal to emotion involving theoretical harm to children to avoid addressing an actual argument. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump attacking trans people while thinking of the children: Then we looked at this clip of Trump lying...
Show Notes The Fallacy Fallacy occurs when you assume a claim is false because a logical fallacy was used during arguments supporting the claim. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump invoking accusing the media of Contextomy: Then we looked at this clip of Chuck Grassley during Kash Patel's confirmation hearing: And...
Show Notes The Honor by Association Fallacy occurs when someone tries to make themselves look better because of a connection to a positive person or concept. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump invoking Lincoln to make the GOP look good: Then we looked at this collection of clips of Trump...
Show Notes The Slippery Slope fallacy is committed when a person assumes if one bad thing happens, then more, and often worse, bad things will inevitably follow. It is often applied to changes in the law that some groups are campaigning for, and others find distasteful. It is fallacious because to accept...
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 The Labelling Fallacy occurs when someone assigns a (usually negative) label to a person or idea as a shortcut to avoid providing evidence of how the person or idea is wrong. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump calling everything woke: Then we looked at this clip of Kelly...
Show Notes The Halo Effect is a cognitive bias that leads people to base their whole opinion of someone on a single positive or negative trait. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump admiring attractive men: Then we looked at this clip of Trump talking about Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: And finally...
Show Notes The Appeal to Outdated Data fallacy occurs when someone uses evidence to support their claim, but the evidence has already been debunked or superseded by contradictory data. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump talking about Chicago's gun laws: Then we looked at this clip of Trump citing Anthony...
Show Notes The Argument from Popularity Fallacy occurs when someone makes a claim based on how many people believe an idea or use a product rather than providing evidence the idea is true or the product is good. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump claiming a lot of people...