Show Notes Obfuscation occurs when someone provides deliberately vague or confusing information in an attempt to make a claim or present a point of view. Trump We started out by discussing this very confusing clip about whether Russia interfered in the election and whether Trump accepts it: And then we looked at this clip...
Show Notes The Automation Fallacy occurs when people are over reliant on technology for decision making. Trump This episode was a body-swap, Face/Off, Vice Versa, upside-down, topsy-turvy episode in which Mark and Jim switched places, so on this occasion Mark started out by discussing this clip of Trump talking about the importance of...
Show Notes The Playing the Victim fallacy occurs when someone tries to deflect criticism by arguing the target of criticism is just being persecuted, without addressing the content of the accusation. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump referring to multiple credible accusations of sexual assault he faced in 2016: And...
Show Notes The Argument from Too Much Evidence occurs when someone suggests an imbalance of evidence in one direction is somehow suspicious and therefore proof of the opposite being true. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Kandiss Taylor talking to a couple of flat earthers: Then we talked about this COVID...
Show Notes The Countless Counterfeit fallacy is committed when someone suggests a large amount of unreliable evidence, when combined together, can be considered reliable. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump talking about the many affidavits he's collected: If you're interested, you can see those affidavits here. Then we talked about this...
Show Notes The Genetic Fallacy is committed when someone believes or dismisses a claim based on its origins rather than on evidence. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump discussing oranges: Then we talked about this clip from Trump's attack ad on his prosecutors: And we followed that up with this upsetting...
Show Notes The Accident Fallacy is committed when someone applies a general rule to a specific situation which is actually an exception to the rule. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump: Then we talked about this Trump tweet: The big Unsolicited Ballot States should give it up NOW, before it is...
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 Morton's Fork Fallacy is committed when someone suggests two seemingly different choices actually lead to the same negative result. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump claiming that both testing and not testing for Covid in the White House will result in him being vilified by the...
Show Notes The If By Whiskey Fallacy is committed when someone either takes such a non-committal stance on an issue that they could be supporting either side, or redefines the terms of the question to answer in the way they want to answer. Trump We started out by discussing the Trump admin redefining sex/gender,...