Show Notes Conspiracy theorists often create unfalsifiable arguments, using a combination of goalpost moving, arguments from ignorance and circular logic. Trump We started out by discussing these clips of Trump and Mike Johnson claiming the California primaries are rigged: Then we talked about this clip of a Flat Earther remaining unconvinced by the Artemis...
Show Notes The Exact Definition Fallacy occurs when someone disingenuously demands their opponent provide a definition solely to score debate points when they can't provide one that meets an arbitrary standard Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump pretending he doesn't know what DEI means: Then we talked about this clip...
Show Notes The Appeal to Definition Fallacy occurs when someone relies on a specific definition, from a dictionary or other authority, which supports their argument, and ignores the possibility that other definitions are also reasonable. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump pretending MAGA only means one thing: Then we talked...
Show Notes The Definist Fallacy occurs when someone deliberately redefines a term in a way that's favorable to their own argument (and is probably a stretch of the real definition) Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump redefining profit: Then we talked about this clip of Trump not knowing what temperament...
Show Notes The Didactic Fallacy occurs when someone attempts to apply a historical analogy to a current situation but takes the wrong lesson from history or applies it to an inappropriate modern problem. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump following his latest assassination attempt: Then we talked about this clip...
Show Notes When someone claims that the fact that everyone called them crazy means they must be right, because ‘they called Galileo crazy’ (or some other person who was historically dismissed then turned out to be right), they are committing a fallacy. They are forgetting that the vast majority of people...
Show Notes Spin Doctoring occurs when people manipulate or frame information to control public perception. 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 these clips of Trump and his acolytes lying about the...
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 The Ad Feminam Fallacy occurs when someone attacks their opponent using misogynistic or dismissive rhetoric because they're a woman, rather than engaging with their argument. Trump We started out by discussing this compilation of Trump being a misogynist: Mark's British Politics Corner Mark talked about this clip of Diane Abbott describing the abuse...
Show Notes The Square One Fallacy occurs when someone dismisses all the work and research that has been done and pretends we need to start from the beginning to solve or understand a problem. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of RFK Jr on vaccines: Then we talked about this clip of...