Show Notes Nutpicking is the practise of choosing an extreme view or fringe member of a group and representing it as typical of that group to support an argument or point of view. Trump We started out by discussing this Facebook ad from Trump: Then we talked about this clip of Trump throwing a...
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 If By Whiskey Fallacy is committed when someone either takes such a non-committal stance on an issue that they could be supporting either side, or redefines the terms of the question to answer in the way they want to answer. Trump We started out by discussing the Trump admin redefining sex/gender,...
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...
Show Notes The Appeal to Stupidity is committed when someone dismisses or devalues education, intellect or reason in order to make their uneducated, idiotic, unreasonable claim sound more plausible. Trump We started out by discussing Trump's claim that his natural grasp of foreign policy is better than the experts: We followed that with this...
Show Notes The Conflating Views Fallacy is committed when someone conflates the opinions or actions of multiple people within a group and suggests if those views conflict that the group is hypocritical. Trump We started out with this clip of Trump claiming people who wanted the wall then complained about getting the wall: We...
Show Notes The Double Standard Fallacy is committed when someone treats two very similar situations differently (usually to their advantage) with no explanation why. Trump We started out with this clip and tweet combo from Trump being happy to accept the media 'calling' the election in 2016 and not so cool about it...
Show Notes The Appeal to Accomplishment Fallacy is committed when someone refers to their abilities or achievements as a reason to believe them rather than using arguments. Trump We started out with Trump talking about what a rich, successful friend of his said: Then we talked about this extremely self-aware Trump tweet: Mark's British Politics...