Show Notes The Genetic Fallacy is committed when someone believes or dismisses a claim based on its origins rather than on evidence. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump discussing oranges: Then we talked about this clip from Trump's attack ad on his prosecutors: And we followed that up with this upsetting...
Show Notes The Zero Sum fallacy occurs when someone assumes gains and losses in a specific situation are directly balanced when in fact they are not. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump getting trade wrong again: Then we talked about this clip of Trump throwing a bit of anti-BLM red...
Show Notes Whataboutism occurs when someone who is accused of something tries to distract and derail the conversation by talking about something somebody else did, which is implied to be equivalent. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Lindsey Graham invoking the 'But Her Emails' defense: Then we talked about this clip...
Show Notes The Just Because Fallacy occurs when someone refuses to give a reason or evidence for their assertion, instead expecting others to trust their authority just because. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump failing to give a reason why Mexico would pay for his wall: Then we talked about...
Show Notes The fallacy of Factoid Propagation is committed when someone uses a 'fact' they heard to support their position, without knowing (or caring) if the fact is true or not. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump calling into a PA Senate hearing on the 2020 election: Then we talked...
Show Notes The Fallacy of Assuming a Tell is committed when someone convinces themselves that they've identified a way of spotting secret information and then uses that as evidence in their reasoning. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump claiming he could tell Dick Cheney was lying: Then we talked about...
Show Notes The Morton's Fork Fallacy is committed when someone suggests two seemingly different choices actually lead to the same negative result. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump claiming that both testing and not testing for Covid in the White House will result in him being vilified by the...
Show Notes The Broken Clock Fallacy occurs when someone suggests that because they were right once (even if it was for the wrong reason) they should be trusted generally. Trump We started out by discussing this list of things Trump claims he was right about: Then we talked about the fact he appointed Jerome...
Show Notes The Argument to the Purse occurs when someone suggests rich people are smarter, better or more likely to be correct based on their wealth. Trump We started out by discussing these two tweets from Trump: Isn't it crazy, I'm worth billions of dollars, employ thousands of people, and get libeled by moron...
Show Notes The Argument to Moderation Fallacy is committed when someone assumes that true or most reasonable answer is a compromise between two given answers (when in fact one of the given answers may be right) Trump We started out by discussing this excerpt from Trump's Art of the Deal: Then we talked about...