Fallacious Trump

Jim & Mark
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May 13, 2019 • 60min

Special Pleading - FT#25

In the twenty-fifth episode we explore the Special Pleading Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about hiring foreign workers and Sean Spicer on golf.In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Theresa May avoiding a question about Brexit and Russell Brand explaining why he doesn't vote.In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out examples from Frasier and James Randi debunking a fake psychokineticist.Then we talked about our new competition, which you can enter at http://fallacioustrump.com/deadpool Jim and Mark go head to head in a game of Fake News, the game where Mark has to guess which of three Trump quotes Jim made up.We play a quick promo from the Context and Clarity podcast.And then we discuss Trump's inability to understand tariffs and trade deficits.And finally, we round up some of the other crazy Trump stories from the past week.The full show notes for this episode can be found at our new website at http://fallacioustrump.com/ft25Subscribe to Fallacious Trump to make sure you never miss a logical fallacy. Rather than just mindless anti-Trump rhetoric, we apply skepticism and critical thinking to our Donald Trump analysis by exploring his liberal use of logical fallacies and cognitive biases, along with a bit of humor and news about US politics. (But there is also some of that much needed anti-Trump rhetoric.)You can contact the guys at pod@fallacioustrump.com, on BlueSky @FallaciousTrump, Discord at fallacioustrump.com/discord, or facebook at facebook.com/groups/fallacioustrumpYou can support us at Patreon.com/ftrump, and you can buy our T-shirts here: https://fallacioustrump.com/teeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fallacious-trump/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Apr 28, 2019 • 1h 13min

Ignoratio Elenchi - FT#24

In the twenty-fourth episode we explore the Ignoratio Elenchi Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about Charlottesville and impeachment.In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Theresa May avoiding a question about NHS funding and Michael Howard avoiding a question about Prisons.In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out examples from Simpsons, a tweet about CO2 emissions, and Judgement at Nuremberg.Jim and Mark go head to head in a game of Fake News, the game where Mark has to guess which of three Trump quotes Jim made up.We had a quick promo from the Genuine Chit-Chat podcast.And then we discuss the Mueller report and find out what Barr was covering up with his cherry picked quotes.And finally, we round up some of the other crazy Trump stories from the past week.The full show notes for this episode can be found at our new website at http://fallacioustrump.com/ft24Subscribe to Fallacious Trump to make sure you never miss a logical fallacy. Rather than just mindless anti-Trump rhetoric, we apply skepticism and critical thinking to our Donald Trump analysis by exploring his liberal use of logical fallacies and cognitive biases, along with a bit of humor and news about US politics. (But there is also some of that much needed anti-Trump rhetoric.)You can contact the guys at pod@fallacioustrump.com, on BlueSky @FallaciousTrump, Discord at fallacioustrump.com/discord, or facebook at facebook.com/groups/fallacioustrumpYou can support us at Patreon.com/ftrump, and you can buy our T-shirts here: https://fallacioustrump.com/teeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fallacious-trump/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Apr 16, 2019 • 1h 14min

Poisoning the Well - FT#23

In the twenty-third episode we explore the Poisoning the Well Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about Democrats, Mueller's team of angry Democrats, and election rigging (by Democrats).In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Theresa May turning on her own MPs, and Iain Duncan Smith calling Jeremy Corbyn a Marxist who supports Maduro.In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out a brilliant example from Mean Girls.Jim and Mark go head to head in a game of Fake News, the game where Mark has to guess which of three Trump quotes Jim made up.And then Jim talks to the fabulous Jen Briney, of The Congressional Dish Podcast.And finally, we round up some of the other crazy Trump stories from the past week.The full show notes for this episode can be found at our new website at http://fallacioustrump.com/ft23Subscribe to Fallacious Trump to make sure you never miss a logical fallacy. Rather than just mindless anti-Trump rhetoric, we apply skepticism and critical thinking to our Donald Trump analysis by exploring his liberal use of logical fallacies and cognitive biases, along with a bit of humor and news about US politics. (But there is also some of that much needed anti-Trump rhetoric.)You can contact the guys at pod@fallacioustrump.com, on BlueSky @FallaciousTrump, Discord at fallacioustrump.com/discord, or facebook at facebook.com/groups/fallacioustrumpYou can support us at Patreon.com/ftrump, and you can buy our T-shirts here: https://fallacioustrump.com/teeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fallacious-trump/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Apr 6, 2019 • 20min

Executing Babies and Straw Men (Bonus Episode) - FT#22a

This is a special episode inspired by a Twitter conversation. It's only 20 minutes and has none of the usual sections, so the notes below are simply links to things I talked about in the episode.The twitter conversation that inspire this bonus episode.Trump's tweet about executing babies:Senate Democrats just voted against legislation to prevent the killing of newborn infant children. The Democrat position on abortion is now so extreme that they don’t mind executing babies AFTER birth....— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 26, 2019The actual text of the New York bill, S240.Section 4164 of the New York Public Health LawThe fact checking sites take on the RHA:PolitifactSnopesFactCheck.orgMediaBiasFactCheck.com, where you can go to check the bias of any media source.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fallacious-trump/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Mar 31, 2019 • 1h 11min

Cherry Picking - FT#22

In the twenty-second episode we explore the Cherry Picking Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about unemployment, poverty and those violent illegal immigrants.In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at both sides claiming a kind of victory in the 2017 general election, and, of course, Brexit.In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out examples from 'Iron Man 2' and Christianity (by way of a clip from 'The West Wing') as well as Monty Python's Life of Brian.Jim and Mark go head to head in a game of Fake News, the game where Mark has to guess which of three Trump quotes Jim made up.And finally we talk about Bill Barr's summary of the Mueller Report (with a hat tip to the Opening Arguments Podcast), and round up some of the other crazy Trump stories from the past week.The full show notes for this episode can be found at our new website at http://fallacioustrump.com/ft22Subscribe to Fallacious Trump to make sure you never miss a logical fallacy. Rather than just mindless anti-Trump rhetoric, we apply skepticism and critical thinking to our Donald Trump analysis by exploring his liberal use of logical fallacies and cognitive biases, along with a bit of humor and news about US politics. (But there is also some of that much needed anti-Trump rhetoric.)You can contact the guys at pod@fallacioustrump.com, on BlueSky @FallaciousTrump, Discord at fallacioustrump.com/discord, or facebook at facebook.com/groups/fallacioustrumpYou can support us at Patreon.com/ftrump, and you can buy our T-shirts here: https://fallacioustrump.com/teeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fallacious-trump/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Mar 11, 2019 • 60min

Ad Hominem - FT#21

In the twenty-first episode we explore the Ad Hominem Fallacy, with examples from Trump dismissing Senator Elizabeth Warren and lying about the lies of Senator Richard Blumenthal.In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at David Cameron mocking Jeremy Corbyn's clothing and Theresa May mocking his views on education.In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out examples from a Time Warner Cable commercial and Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'.Jim and Mark go head to head in a game of Fake News, the game where Mark has to guess which of three Trump quotes Jim made up.Then we have an interview with Progressive comedian Ron Placone, host of Get Your News on With RonFinally, we round up some of the crazy Trump stories from the past week.The full show notes for this episode can be found at our new website at http://fallacioustrump.com/ft21You can listen to Jim's appearance on the Drop the Pilot Podcast here.Subscribe to Fallacious Trump to make sure you never miss a logical fallacy. Rather than just mindless anti-Trump rhetoric, we apply skepticism and critical thinking to our Donald Trump analysis by exploring his liberal use of logical fallacies and cognitive biases, along with a bit of humor and news about US politics. (But there is also some of that much needed anti-Trump rhetoric.)You can contact the guys at pod@fallacioustrump.com, on BlueSky @FallaciousTrump, Discord at fallacioustrump.com/discord, or facebook at facebook.com/groups/fallacioustrumpYou can support us at Patreon.com/ftrump, and you can buy our T-shirts here: https://fallacioustrump.com/teeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fallacious-trump/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Feb 26, 2019 • 1h 1min

Hyperbolic Fallacy - FT#20

In the twentieth episode we explore the Hyperbolic Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about his great memory and a selection of the things that he's the best in the world at.In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Liam Fox being over optimistic about Brexit and Boris Johnson choosing an unfortunate adjective.In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out examples from 'American Dad' and Angelina Jolie's cancer doctor as well as John Lennon and Yoko Ono.Jim and Mark go head to head in a game of Fake News, the game where Mark has to guess which of three Trump quotes Jim made up.Then we have an interview with veteran reporter Joe Strupp, author of Killing Journalism: How Greed, Laziness (and Donald Trump) Are Destroying News and How We Can Save ItFinally, we round up some of the crazy Trump stories from the past week.The full show notes for this episode can be found at our new website at http://fallacioustrump.com/ft20Subscribe to Fallacious Trump to make sure you never miss a logical fallacy. Rather than just mindless anti-Trump rhetoric, we apply skepticism and critical thinking to our Donald Trump analysis by exploring his liberal use of logical fallacies and cognitive biases, along with a bit of humor and news about US politics. (But there is also some of that much needed anti-Trump rhetoric.)You can contact the guys at pod@fallacioustrump.com, on BlueSky @FallaciousTrump, Discord at fallacioustrump.com/discord, or facebook at facebook.com/groups/fallacioustrumpYou can support us at Patreon.com/ftrump, and you can buy our T-shirts here: https://fallacioustrump.com/teeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fallacious-trump/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Feb 11, 2019 • 60min

Lying with Statistics - FT#19

In the nineteenth episode we explore the Lying with Statistics Fallacy, with examples from Trump tweeting about illegal immigration and comments from the State of the Union on women in the workforce and women being assaulted while migrating.In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Theresa May lying about the Welsh NHS.In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out examples from 'Yes, Minister' and 'The Simpsons'.Jim and Mark go head to head in a game of Fake News, the game where Mark has to guess which of three Trump quotes Jim made up.And finally we talk about the State of the Union, and round up some of the other crazy Trump stories from the past week.The full show notes for this episode can be found at our new website at http://fallacioustrump.com/ft19Subscribe to Fallacious Trump to make sure you never miss a logical fallacy. Rather than just mindless anti-Trump rhetoric, we apply skepticism and critical thinking to our Donald Trump analysis by exploring his liberal use of logical fallacies and cognitive biases, along with a bit of humor and news about US politics. (But there is also some of that much needed anti-Trump rhetoric.)You can contact the guys at pod@fallacioustrump.com, on BlueSky @FallaciousTrump, Discord at fallacioustrump.com/discord, or facebook at facebook.com/groups/fallacioustrumpYou can support us at Patreon.com/ftrump, and you can buy our T-shirts here: https://fallacioustrump.com/teeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fallacious-trump/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Jan 28, 2019 • 1h 10min

Argument from Ignorance - FT#18

In the eighteenth episode we are really excited to be joined by Michael Marshall from the podcasts Skeptics With A K and Be Reasonable and the Good Thinking Society.In this episode we explore the Argument from Ignorance Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about voter fraud and Ted Cruz's father.In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Boris Johnson talking about Russian election interference and Theresa May claiming Corbyn doesn't have a clue.In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out examples from Super 8 and 12 Angry Men and Marsh tells us about some of the interviews he's done with conspiracy theorists.Jim, Mark and Marsh go head to head (to head?) in a game of Fake News, the game where Mark and Marsh have to guess which of three Trump quotes Jim made up.And finally we talk to Marsh about homeopathy, The Good Thinking Society, talking to people you disagree with, and reaching out to non-skeptics before we round up some of the crazy Trump stories from the past week.Subscribe to Fallacious Trump to make sure you never miss a logical fallacy. Rather than just mindless anti-Trump rhetoric, we apply skepticism and critical thinking to our Donald Trump analysis by exploring his liberal use of logical fallacies and cognitive biases, along with a bit of humor and news about US politics. (But there is also some of that much needed anti-Trump rhetoric.)You can contact the guys at pod@fallacioustrump.com, on BlueSky @FallaciousTrump, Discord at fallacioustrump.com/discord, or facebook at facebook.com/groups/fallacioustrumpYou can support us at Patreon.com/ftrump, and you can buy our T-shirts here: https://fallacioustrump.com/teeTo find out more about Marsh and his work go to https://goodthinkingsociety.org/ or http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fallacious-trump/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Jan 14, 2019 • 59min

Guilt By Association - FT#17

In the seventeenth episode we explore the Guilt By Association Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about NAFTA and Don Jr tweeting about CNN.In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at David Cameron calling Jeremy Corbyn a terrorist sympathiser.In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out examples from King of the Hill, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.Jim and Mark go head to head in a game of Fake News, the game where Mark has to guess which of three Trump quotes Jim made up.And finally we talk about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and round up some of the other crazy Trump stories from the past week.Subscribe to Fallacious Trump to make sure you never miss a logical fallacy. Rather than just mindless anti-Trump rhetoric, we apply skepticism and critical thinking to our Donald Trump analysis by exploring his liberal use of logical fallacies and cognitive biases, along with a bit of humor and news about US politics. (But there is also some of that much needed anti-Trump rhetoric.)You can contact the guys at pod@fallacioustrump.com, on BlueSky @FallaciousTrump, Discord at fallacioustrump.com/discord, or facebook at facebook.com/groups/fallacioustrumpYou can support us at Patreon.com/ftrump, and you can buy our T-shirts here: https://fallacioustrump.com/teeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fallacious-trump/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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