Show Notes The Zero Sum fallacy occurs when someone assumes gains and losses in a specific situation are directly balanced when in fact they are not. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump getting trade wrong again: Then we talked about this clip of Trump throwing a bit of anti-BLM red...
Show Notes Whataboutism occurs when someone who is accused of something tries to distract and derail the conversation by talking about something somebody else did, which is implied to be equivalent. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Lindsey Graham invoking the 'But Her Emails' defense: Then we talked about this clip...
Show Notes The Appeal to Ridicule occurs when someone mocks their opponents argument instead of making a counter argument, often by taking the argument to an illogical but ridiculous conclusion. Trump We started out with these tweets by Trump talking about letting the FBI know when hostile foreign powers offer you dirt on...