Fallacious Trump

In the two-hundred-and-third episode, we look at the David and Goliath Fallacy, starting with Trump claiming Democrats are the party of Big Tech, a Republican strategist calling Trump an underdog, Sarah Palin suing the New York Times, and Viktor Orban talking at CPAC. In Mark's British Politics Corner, we look at Nigel Farage claiming the establishment is against him, Theresa May claiming Parl...

In the two-hundred-and-second episode, we look at the Original Position Fallacy, starting with Trump increasing the penalty for mishandling classified documents, the DOD attacking JD Vance, and a Trump voter changing his mind In Mark's British Politics Corner, we look at Suella Braverman defending Reform's racism, Farage defending Brexit, Laila Cunningham defending deportations, and a Fara...

In the two-hundred-and-first episode, we take another look at the Tu Quoque fallacy, starting with Trump calling Biden a threat to democracy, James Comer equating Biden finding a few documents in his garage and calling the FBI to Trump stealing dozens of boxes and lying about them, then Marjorie Taylor Greene claiming Democrats worship George Floyd, and Mike Johnson not denying that Trump is unhin...

You can also see the VIDEO VERSION of this episode, by going to https://fallacioustrump.com/ft200 ! In the two hundredth (!) episode, we look at False Uniqueness, starting with Trump touting his understanding of "the system", and lying while explaining his dementia test - again. In Mark's British Politics Corner, we look at Nigel Farage playing the victim, and Rishi Sunak repeatedly wr...

In the one-hundred-and-ninety-ninth episode, we look at the Appeal to Pity fallacy, starting with Trump feeling sorry for himself about the IRS, feigning empathy for the families of people killed by immigrants, and pretending he felt sorry for J6ers and their uncomfortable prison cells. In Mark's British Politics Corner, we look at Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Nigel Farage all claiming they w...

 In the one-hundred-and-ninety-eighth episode, we look at the Blinded By AI fallacy, starting with RFK relying on AI for public heath advice, Mike Johnson talking about DOGE's use of AI, and Elon's promises to make his own Odyssey. In Mark's British Politics Corner, we look at Boris and Keir both making wild promises about AI, and Yvette Cooper touting AI facial recognition for crime...

In the one-hundred-and-ninety-seventh episode, we look at The Courtier's Reply, starting with Trump disagreeing with judges and both Trump and Ben Shapiro trying and failing to dunk on AOC. In Mark's British Politics Corner, we look at Boris defending Brexit, Farage ignoring the need to defend his £5 million bung, and Robert Jenrick claiming there's nothing to see here. In the Fallacy...

Jim and Mark use the insane ramblings of a tiny-handed narcissist to explain logical fallacies. Each episode we focus on a single logical fallacy and, using examples from Trump, UK politics and pop culture, explore how and why it fools people, how to avoid committing it yourself, and how to counter it in an argument. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://re...

In the one-hundred-and-ninety-sixth episode, we take another look at the Conspiracy Theory Thinking Fallacy, starting with Trump and Mike Johnson claiming the California primaries are rigged, and a Flat Earther remaining unconvinced by the Artemis II mission. In Mark's British Politics Corner, we look at Nigel Farage conspiratorially theorising about two-tier justice systems, and Liz Truss com...

In the one-hundred-and-ninety-fifth episode, we look at the Exact Definition Fallacy, starting with Trump pretending he doesn't know what DEI means, and pretending Biden doesn't know what carbon means, then we hear Marsha Blackburn try to dunk on Ketanji Brown Jackson. In Mark's British Politics Corner, we look at Catherine McKinnell and Jacob Rees-Mogg's very different definitions...

In the one-hundred-and-ninety-fourth episode, we look at the Appeal to Definition, starting with Trump relying on specific definitions of MAGA and 86. In Mark's British Politics Corner, we look at Boris Johnson and Theresa May relying on specific definitions . In the Fallacy in the Wild section, we check out examples from Taskmaster, Autechre, and Bill Clinton's deposition. Jim and Mark go...

In the one-hundred-and-ninety-third episode, we look at the Definist Fallacy, starting with Trump redefining profit, temperament, and his opponents. In Mark's British Politics Corner, we look at definitions of socialism from Jeremy Corbyn, Mick Lynch, Kier Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Jonathan Reynolds, and James Cleverly. In the Fallacy in the Wild section, we check out examples from Friends, Baby...

In the one-hundred-and-ninety-second episode, we look at the Didactic Fallacy, starting with Trump talking about assassinations and tariffs. In Mark's British Politics Corner, we look at Jacob Rees-Mogg reminiscing about the Empire, Boris Johnson waxing lyrical on Thatcher, and Kemi Badenoch missing the point of Bloody Sunday. In the Fallacy in the Wild section, we check out examples from Broo...

In the one-hundred-and-ninety-first episode, we take another look at the Galileo Fallacy, starting with Trump being compared to Galileo and Einstein, Karoline Leavitt defending RFK Jr, and Rick Perry denying climate change. In Mark's British Politics Corner, we look at Farage misquoting Gandhi, Jonathan Dimbleby defending the BBC, and Zia Yusuf attacking Zack Polanski. In the Fallacy in the Wi...

In the one-hundred-and-ninetieth episode (in which we swap roles Freaky-Friday-style), we explore the Spin Doctoring Fallacy, starting with Trump and co lying about the murders of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti by ICE and CBP thugs. In Jim's British Politics Corner, we look at Keir Starmer avoiding a question, and Jo Moore's ill-advised attempts to bury bad news. In the Fallacy in the W...

As you know, we occasionally go back and take a second look at fallacies we've explored before, but we're never going to get to them all, and we keep seeing examples out there, so we thought we'd gather some together in some special episodes. Kind of like this one. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

As you know, we occasionally go back and take a second look at fallacies we've explored before, but we're never going to get to them all, and we keep seeing examples out there, so we thought we'd gather some together in some special episodes. Kind of like this one. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

I watched the State of the Union so you don't have to (probably should have warned you in advance - sorry about that!), and I checked if anything Trump said was true. Here's the result. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

As you know, we occasionally go back and take a second look at fallacies we've explored before, but we're never going to get to them all, and we keep seeing examples out there, so we thought we'd gather some together in some special episodes. Kind of like this one. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

As you know, we occasionally go back and take a second look at fallacies we've explored before, but we're never going to get to them all, and we keep seeing examples out there, so we thought we'd gather some together in some special episodes. Kind of like this one. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

As you know, we occasionally go back and take a second look at fallacies we've explored before, but we're never going to get to them all, and we keep seeing examples out there, so we thought we'd gather some together in some special episodes. Kind of like this one. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In the one-hundred-and-eighty-ninth episode, we explore the Sanctimony Fallacy, starting with Trump calling Democrats immoral for their stance on abortion, and claiming he did the right thing regarding Roe v Wade. In Mark's British Politics Corner, we look at Kemi Badenoch justifying the kidnapping of Maduro, the morality of Zack Polanksi's former profession as a hypnotist, and David Camer...

Happy New Year! We're currently watching Airplane vs Volcano, a terrible Dean Cain movie, and breaking it down for our Patrons in great detail. In the spirit of the season, we thought it should be shared with more of you, so here's the second part of our breakdown, just in case you're interested. It's part scholarly film theory analysis, part snarky nitpicking, part exasperated dia...

In the one-hundred-and-eighty-eighth episode, we explore the Argumentum Ad Feminam, starting with a montage of Trump attacking women. In Mark's British Politics Corner, we look at Diane Abbott reporting on the daily abuse she gets over social media, Harriet Harman on why she didn't get appointed Deputy PM, and why women like her threaten misogynists, and Kemi Badenoch attacking women who c...

Merry Christmas! We're currently watching Airplane vs Volcano, a terrible Dean Cain movie, and breaking it down for our Patrons in great detail. In the spirit of the season, we thought it should be shared with more of you, so here's the first part of our breakdown, just in case you're interested. It's part scholarly film theory analysis, part snarky nitpicking, part exasperated dia...