Show Notes False Uniqueness occurs when someone overestimates how rare their positive traits, abilities, or experience are. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump relying on his understanding of "the system": Then we talked about this clip of Trump lying while explaining his dementia test: Mark's British Politics Corner Mark talked about Nigel...
Show Notes The Appeal to Pity Fallacy occurs when someone tries to convince others by making them feel sympathetic instead of using evidence. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump claiming unfair treatment from the IRS: Then we talked about this clip of Trump demonizing immigrants: And finally we looked at this...
Show Notes The Courtier's Reply occurs when someone dismisses their opponent's opinion by claiming they lack sufficient expertise on the subject to be allowed to opine. Trump We started out by discussing these Trump tweets: Justice Roberts can say what he wants, but the 9th Circuit is a complete & total disaster. It is...
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 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...
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...