21 Jul Appeal to Ridicule – FT#54
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Fallacies
06 Jul Appeal to the Law – FT#53
Show Notes The Appeal to the Law is committed when someone equates the legality of an act with its morality, i.e. saying whatever they did was fine, because there's no law against it. Trump We started out with this clip of Trump talking about the payments his organisation made to Stormy Daniels: Then we...
22 Jun Overextended Outrage Fallacy – FT#52
Show Notes The Overextended Outrage Fallacy is committed when an isolated or infrequent incident is used to demonize a whole group of people. Trump We started out with this clip of Trump talking about illegal immigrants and crime: And then we looked at this tweet about the Seattle protests: Domestic Terrorists have taken over Seattle,...
08 Jun Argument by Rhyme – FT#51
Show Notes The Argument by Rhyme Fallacy is committed when someone uses a rhyming slogan in place of an argument in an attempt to sway opinion or simplify a complex issue. Trump We started out with this tweet from Trump: ...
25 May Alleged Certainty – FT#50
Show Notes The Alleged Certainty Fallacy is committed when someone makes a claim and then alleges that everyone knows it's true, thereby avoiding the need to offer any evidence. Trump We started out with Trump being unable to name a crime that Obama committed, so claiming that it's obvious to everyone: And then, in...
12 May Historical Fallacy – FT#49
Show Notes The Historical Fallacy is committed when someone assumes the current situation was always inevitable and ignores or denies the context of what led up to it.. Trump We started out with this clip of Tucker Carlson lying about why the curve was flattened: Mark's British Politics Corner Mark stepped right outside his remit...
29 Apr No True Scotsman – FT#48
Show Notes The No True Scotsman Fallacy is committed when your existing definition of a particular group is challenged by a member who doesn't fit the criteria. Rather than adjust the definition, the offending group member is redefined as a non-member of the group. The name comes from an example given in...
13 Apr Rhetorical Question Fallacy – FT#47
Show Notes The Rhetorical Question Fallacy is a way of accusing people of something while appearing to be 'just asking questions'. Often the questions being asked have already been debunked or already have a satisfactory answer. Trump We started out with this clip of Trump accusing healthcare workers of stealing PPE during a...
30 Mar Hedging – FT#46
Show Notes The Hedging Fallacy is committed when someone changes their story or point of view and then acts like nothing has changed and they always thought like that. Trump We started out with this clip of Trump answering a journalist who asked him why his tone shifted and he started taking the...
29 Mar Appeal to Flattery – FT#45
Show Notes The Appeal to Flattery Fallacy is committed when someone uses flattery in the place of an argument when convincing someone to accept their point of view. We started out with this Trump tweet about A$AP Rocky: Just spoke to @KanyeWest about his friend A$AP Rocky’s incarceration. I will be calling the...