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...
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 Chronocentrism occurs when someone assumes a specific time period is inherently better or more important than all others. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump going overboard announcing the Gaza ceasefire: Then we looked at this clip of Trump on his favorite political slogan, and a supporter explaining what...
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...