Show Notes The Jingoism Fallacy occurs when someone attempts to appeal to patriotic emotions rather than reason to persuade others. Trump We started out by discussing this Truth Social post by Trump: Then we looked at another one of Trump's euphemistically transphobic Executive Orders And finally we talked about Dr. Carole Lieberman's patriotic defense of...
Show Notes The Golden Hammer Fallacy occurs when someone assumes it is sensible to rely on a single tool or method to solve every problem. Trump We started out by discussing Trump's obsession with tariffs: Then we looked at Dr. Oz's obsession with ignoring medical science: Mark's British Politics Corner Mark talked about all the problems...
Show Notes The Appeal to Common Sense fallacy occurs when someone invokes "common sense" as a reason to believe something instead of providing evidence. Trump We started out by discussing Trump blaming a helicopter crash on DEI: Then we looked at Trump claiming he knows the kind of people who immigrate to the US: And...
Show Notes The Inconsistent Comparison Fallacy occurs when someone backs up their argument by comparing things which actually differ in important and relevant ways. Trump We started out by discussing Trump lying about COVID: Then we looked at Tucker Carlson lying about Russian groceries: And finally we talked about this tweet from Candace Owens: Mark's British...
Show Notes The Euphemism Fallacy occurs when someone uses a misleadingly positive word or phrase in order to avoid a negative reality. Trump We started out by discussing one of Trump's euphemistically transphobic Executive Orders Then we looked at Trump lying about crimes (but not his ones this time): And finally we talked about Trump...
Show Notes The Isnignificant Cause Fallacy occurs when someone claims an outcome is due to something which may be a minor factor, but is certainly not the main cause. Trump We started out by discussing Trump displaying his ignorance about the fall of the Soviet Union: Then we looked at this extract from Ross...
Show Notes The Fault as Virtue Fallacy occurs when someone disingenuously reframes a flaw in themselves or a situation as a good thing to support their argument. Trump We started out by discussing Trump claiming not paying taxes makes him smart: Then we looked at Trump claiming his history of corruption is a good...
Show Notes Truth Rejection occurs when someone addresses a question by specifically mentioning a particular response they won't accept - which happens to be the truth. Trump We started out by discussing Trump's take on waterboarding Then we looked at this comment from a rando on Tumblr: And finally we talked about this extract from...
Show Notes The Dysphemism fallacy occurs when someone replaces a neutral term with an unnecessarily negative one to support their position. Trump We started out by discussing Trump talking about the Green New Deal Then we looked at Trump using nicknames And finally we talked about Trump's description of the "BLM/Antifa riots" Mark's British Politics Corner Mark...
Show Notes The Appeal to Probability Fallacy occurs when someone assumes that because something is possible or probable then it will definitely happen. Trump We started out by discussing Trump lying about inflation: Then we looked at Trump lying about 9/11: And finally we talked about this Trump tweet: At 10:00 P.M. on Election Evening, we...