Show Notes Moving the Goalposts occurs when someone changes the rules after their initial criteria have been met. Trump We started out by discussing the strike on the Iranian nuclear facility which started with a claim of total obliteration, and ended with this clip of Tom Cotton and Lindsay Graham: Then we talked about...
Show Notes The Appeal to Fame Fallacy occurs when someone equates fame with being trustworthy Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump defending his TikTok deal: Then we looked at this clip of Trump lying about a very famous man he talked to: And finally we talked about this clip of Trump...
Show Notes The Think of the Children Fallacy occurs when someone invokes an appeal to emotion involving theoretical harm to children to avoid addressing an actual argument. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump attacking trans people while thinking of the children: Then we looked at this clip of Trump lying...
Show Notes The Slippery Slope fallacy is committed when a person assumes if one bad thing happens, then more, and often worse, bad things will inevitably follow. It is often applied to changes in the law that some groups are campaigning for, and others find distasteful. It is fallacious because to accept...
Show Notes The Ethnocentric Fallacy occurs when someone starts from an assumption that their own culture is superior to others or was more instrumental in history than it really was. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump claiming Americans did everything: Then we looked at this clip of Trump overestimating how...
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Show Notes The Appeal to Outdated Data fallacy occurs when someone uses evidence to support their claim, but the evidence has already been debunked or superseded by contradictory data. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump talking about Chicago's gun laws: Then we looked at this clip of Trump citing Anthony...
Show Notes The Argument from Popularity Fallacy occurs when someone makes a claim based on how many people believe an idea or use a product rather than providing evidence the idea is true or the product is good. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump claiming a lot of people...
Show Notes The Jingoism Fallacy occurs when someone attempts to appeal to patriotic emotions rather than reason to persuade others. Trump We started out by discussing this Truth Social post by Trump: Then we looked at another one of Trump's euphemistically transphobic Executive Orders And finally we talked about Dr. Carole Lieberman's patriotic defense of...
Show Notes The Appeal to Common Sense fallacy occurs when someone invokes "common sense" as a reason to believe something instead of providing evidence. Trump We started out by discussing Trump blaming a helicopter crash on DEI: Then we looked at Trump claiming he knows the kind of people who immigrate to the US: And...