Show Notes The Scapegoating fallacy occurs when someone unfairly blames a problem on an already unpopular person or group. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump blaming China for COVID: And then we looked at this clip of Trump blaming immigrants for crime: Finally, we talked about this tweet from Elon Musk: Since...
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 A Straw Man Fallacy occurs when someone distorts or misrepresents their opponents argument to make it easier to defeat. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump lying about the Biden/Sanders unity platform: And then we looked at this clip of Trump lying about Biden's views on God, guns and...
Show Notes Bulverism occurs when someone explains why another is wrong without first establishing that they are wrong. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump defending his stance on North Korea: And then we looked at this clip of Trump complaining about his indictments: Mark's British Politics Corner Mark talked about Rishi Sunak...
Show Notes The What's the Harm Fallacy occurs when someone suggests trying something be rhetorically asking what's the harm, thereby implying that there is none. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump being fractally wrong about vaccines: And then we looked at this clip of Trump giving African Americans bad reasons...
Show Notes The I'm Entitled to my Opinion Fallacy occurs when someone invokes this supposed right in the face of opposing evidence which they can't argue against. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Mike Pence defending Trump's opinion on voter fraud: And then we looked at this clip of Joe Tacopina...
Show Notes The Worst Case Scenario Fallacy occurs when someone argues as if the worst case scenario is the probable outcome rather than an unlikely situation. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump claiming he saved two million lives: And then we looked at this clip of Florida Surgeon General Joseph...
Show Notes The Sour Grapes Fallacy occurs when someone rationalizes their failure after the fact by claiming the thing they were trying to attain wasn't actually any good. Trump We started out by discussing Trump's claim that Salma Hayek is too short for him after she turned him down for a date. And then...
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...