Show Notes The Sanctimony Fallacy occurs when someone claims to be morally superior to their opponent, either without evidence or in the face of contradictory evidence. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump sanctimoniously accusing Democrats of sanctimony: Then we talked about this clip of Trump claiming he did the right...
Show Notes Chronocentrism occurs when someone assumes a specific time period is inherently better or more important than all others. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump going overboard announcing the Gaza ceasefire: Then we looked at this clip of Trump on his favorite political slogan, and a supporter explaining what...
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 Fallacy occurs when someone lists lots of unpleasant but theoretical (or made-up) outcomes that they insist would follow from an action. Trump We started out by discussing this compilation of Trump clips: Mark's British Politics Corner Mark talked about Sunak and Starmer predicting bad things if the other one won: He followed that...
Show Notes The Glittering Generalities Fallacy occurs when someone uses vague, emotionally appealing phrases in place of reason. Trump We started out by discussing Trump's favorite slogan: And then we looked at this clip of Trump kind of talking about winning Finally, we talked about this clip of Trump complaining about bad people doing things: Mark's...
Show Notes The Silent Majority Fallacy is committed when someone assumes all or most of the people who aren't vocally disagreeing with them, in fact agree with them. Trump We started out with this clip of Trump implying people who don't protest his immigration policies are on his side: We followed that with this...
Show Notes The Double Standard Fallacy is committed when someone treats two very similar situations differently (usually to their advantage) with no explanation why. Trump We started out with this clip and tweet combo from Trump being happy to accept the media 'calling' the election in 2016 and not so cool about it...
Show Notes The Counterfactual fallacy is often committed when someone speculates on the specifics of how things would be different in different circumstances, or in the future if a particular thing happens. Where the arguer purports to have more certainty of the hypothetical situation, or their speculation goes against evidence, they...
Show Notes Ad Hominem is Latin for 'to the man' and describes an argument where the focus of the attack is not on the views a person holds but on the person themselves. It is an attempt to distract from the matter at hand by introducing irrelevant details aimed at discrediting...