Show Notes The Honor by Association Fallacy occurs when someone tries to make themselves look better because of a connection to a positive person or concept. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump invoking Lincoln to make the GOP look good: Then we looked at this collection of clips of Trump...
Show Notes The Appeal to Outdated Data fallacy occurs when someone uses evidence to support their claim, but the evidence has already been debunked or superseded by contradictory data.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 Hypophora occurs when someone answers their own question without giving anyone else a chance to answer. It can be fallacious if the answer given serves them better than other plausible answers. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump lying about Joe Biden: Then we looked at this clip of...
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...
Show Notes The Fault as Virtue Fallacy occurs when someone disingenuously reframes a flaw in themselves or a situation as a good thing to support their argument. Trump We started out by discussing Trump claiming not paying taxes makes him smart: Then we looked at Trump claiming his history of corruption is a good...
Show Notes The Fallacy occurs when someone lists lots of unpleasant but theoretical (or made-up) outcomes that they insist would follow from an action. Trump We started out by discussing this compilation of Trump clips: Mark's British Politics Corner Mark talked about Sunak and Starmer predicting bad things if the other one won: He followed that...
Show Notes The Glittering Generalities Fallacy occurs when someone uses vague, emotionally appealing phrases in place of reason. Trump We started out by discussing Trump's favorite slogan: And then we looked at this clip of Trump kind of talking about winning Finally, we talked about this clip of Trump complaining about bad people doing things: Mark's...
Show Notes Cum Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc occurs when someone assumes or implies a causal relationship because two things happen at the same time. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump suggesting having more guns makes everything safer: And then we looked at this clip of Trump suggesting gas prices are...
Show Notes The Holmesian Fallacy occurs when someone assumes they have eliminated all incorrect answers and arrive at their conclusion because it is the only remaining answer they can think of. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump not getting foreign policy or military tactics: And then we looked at this...