Show Notes The False Dilemma Fallacy occurs when someone suggests or implies there are only two possible choices or outcomes, and if you don’t choose one then the other is inevitable Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump talking about Bill Barr And then we looked at this clip of Trump...
Show Notes The Gotcha Argument is used by people who are backing into a corner and unable to answer a tough question. So they accuse their opponent of asking a 'gotcha' question. Trump We started out with this clip of Trump unable to answer a question about Islamic military leaders: We followed that with...
Show Notes The Appeal to Nature is committed when someone assumes that something that is natural is therefore good, or something that is unnatural or artificial is therefore bad. Trump We started out with Trump complaining about artificial lights: We followed that with this 2001 Op Ed from Mike Pence: Then we looked at this...
Show Notes The Argument from Antiquity is a fallacy where the arguer claims that something is right or good because it's traditional. If a person claims that we should do something a certain way because "that's the way it's always been done" or that a particular herb must have great healing...