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 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 The Non Sequitur Fallacy occurs when someone makes a conclusion that does not follow from the premises. Trump We started out by discussing this Trump tweet: Nobody wants to report that Pennsylvania and Michigan didn’t allow our Poll Watchers and/or Vote Observers to Watch or Observe. This is responsible for hundreds of...
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 Passing the Buck Fallacy occurs when someone attempts to avoid responsibility by claiming someone else is to blame for their actions. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump explaining where the buck stops: And then we looked at this clip of Trump not taking responsibility: Finally, we talked about...
Show Notes The Appeal to Coincidence occur when someone claims luck or coincidence is the reason something happened despite evidence of a more likely cause. Trump We started out by discussing this clip in which Trump denies trying to get a Florida casino: And then we looked at Steven Cheung's alleged reason that Trump...
Show Notes Apophasis occurs when someone raises a subject by claiming they are not going to mention it. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump insulting Rand Paul: And then we looked at this clip of Trump insulting Carly Fiorina Finally, we talked about this tweet in which Trump insulted Kim Jong...
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 Gambler's Fallacy is committed when someone confuses dependent and independent events or claims that a particular outcome is 'due' because it hasn't happened for some time. Trump We started out by discussing Trump's claim that you can't lose when you're billions of dollars out of pocket: We followed that with this...
Show Notes The Appeal to Freedom Fallacy is committed when someone claims that they should be entitled to something because any restraint of personal freedom for any reason is unacceptable. Trump We started out by discussing this Trump tweet: We followed that directly with this clip from Alexandra Pelosi's documentary American Selfie: One Nation...