Show Notes The Magic Words Fallacy occurs when someone uses specific phrasing to avoid consequences for what they say. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump from 1994: And then we looked at this non-apology apology from Ted Yoho: Finally, we talked about this example of a Sovereign Citizen: Mark's British Politics Corner Mark...
Show Notes Denying the Antecedent is a formal logical fallacy taking the form: If P then Q Not P Therefore, not Q eg: If I am a bird, I have two legs. I am not a bird (I am a human) Therefore I do not have two legs. Trump We started out by discussing this extract of the Appeals...
Show Notes When someone supports their argument by making a statement that is significantly more emphatic than can possibly be supported by evidence, they may be committing the Hyperbolic Fallacy. As a rule a hyperbole is not meant to be taken literally. When someone says they had the worst morning ever, you know they...