Fallacious Trump

In the one hundred and thirty sixth episode we explore the I'm Entitled to my Opinion Fallacy, starting with Mike Pence defending Trump's right to the opinion that he actually won the popular vote, Joe Tacopina defending Trump's right to the opinion that Judge Marchan was biased against him, Roger Stone invoking his own right to the opinion that Russians aren't Russians, and Kellya...

In the one hundred and thirty fifth episode we explore the Worst Case Scenario, starting with Trump claiming he saved 2 million lives, Joseph Ladapo warning people not to have the Covid vaccine, and Dick Cheney advocating a one percent doctrine. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Jeremy Corbyn inflating the cost of Brexit to the NHS and the Leave campaign decrying 'Project Fear&#...

In the one hundred and thirty fourth episode we explore the Sour Grapes Fallacy, starting with Trump claiming Salma Hayek is too short for him, and NFL games are boring, and various right wingers claim Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are talentless and ugly. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Jonathan Wallace and Nigel Farage being bitter about losing elections. In the Fallacy in the W...

In the one hundred and thirty third episode we explore the Playing the Victim Fallacy, starting with Trump claiming people only accuse him of sexual assault, fraud, and stealing classified documents because he's the best. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Priti Patel, Dominic Raab, and Boris Johnson all feeling very put upon when asked to behave well. In the Fallacy in the Wild...

In the one hundred and thirty second episode we explore the Argument from Too Much Evidence, starting with Kandiss Taylor seeing globes everywhere and Dinesh D'Souza being suspicious of Covid. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Nigel Farage decrying Boris Johnson's many claims on when we would leave the EU, followed by the FT's Miranda Green being skeptical about the prom...

In the one hundred and thirty first episode we explore the Countless Counterfeit Fallacy, starting with proclaiming the huge number of dodgy affidavits he collected and the many terrible scientific studies which show hydroxychloroquine cures Covid. Then Dinesh D'Souza fails to prove election fraud but makes some lofty claims. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Boris Johnson talki...

In the one hundred and thirtieth episode we revisit the Genetic Fallacy, starting with Trump wishing people would look at the oranges of the Mueller Report, then attacking his various prosecutors, before a Trump ally attacks the judge in his DC case. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at both Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak attacking Kier Starmer to avoid answering questions, and then bot...

In the one hundred and twenty ninth episode we explore the Nutpicking Fallacy, starting with Trump claiing Democrats want to repeal the 2nd Amendment, then suggesting immigrants are violent and dangerous, followed by Brad Parscale struggling to understand humor. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at both Tory and Labour MPs struggling with numbers. In the Fallacy in the Wild section, we...

In the one hundred and twenty eighth episode we explore the Zero Sum Fallacy, starting with Trump getting trade wrong again and dismissing Black lives mattering, followed by the Supreme Court annihilating affirmative action. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Rishi Sunak and Oliver Dowden's zero sum based trade theories, and Rishi's attack on 'useless' university degr...

Mark's off entertaining the local glitterati in his pied-à-terre on the Continent this week so we thought you might like to hear the interview we did recently on the Undercurrent Stories podcast with Bob Wells. We'll be back as normal next week, but in the meantime if you'd like to check out more of Bob's interviews you can go to https://www.undercurrentstories.com/  Advertising In...

In the one hundred and twenty seventh episode we explore Whataboutism, starting with Lindsay Graham doing a classic 'But Her Emails' gambit, followed by Trump asking "what about the alt-left" and Fox News hosts going on a whataboutism spree. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Rishi Sunak's evasion techniques in Prime Minister's Questions. In the Fallacy in the...

In the one hundred and twenty sixth episode we explore the Accident Fallacy, starting with Trump calling his indictment "third world country stuff" and suggesting everyone should vote in person despite the pandemic, and Charlie Kirk not understanding how numbers work. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Boris's response to the Privileges Committee's findings about him...

In the one hundred and twenty fifth episode we explore the Tautological Templar Fallacy, starting with Alan Dershowitz basically claiming nothing a President does is impeachable, and Kellyanne Conway saying everything a President does is Presidential. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Nadine Dorries excusing the fact that Boris didn't follow lockdown rules and then claiming that...

Happy 5th Birthday Fallacious Trump! As a birthday treat (and because we're taking a week off while Mark repatriates from his palatial villa in rural France), we thought you might like the first part of our breakdown of a terrible film. We watched Blackbird - a vanity project written, directed and funded by 'Lord of the Dance' Michael Flatley, and also starring him as a retired secret...

In the one hundred and twenty fourth episode we explore the Just Because Fallacy, starting with Trump giving no reason why Mexico would pay for his wall and expecting people to trust his expertise on liars. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Rishi Sunak claiming Britons already trust him, Kemi Badenoch implying her status as Trade Secretary should be all the proof you need to ignore...

In the one hundred and twenty third episode we explore the Argumentum ad Fastidium, or Argument from Disgust, starting with Trump dismissing kobe beef, railing against violent movies, and objecting to being asked about racism. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Angela Rayner being disgusted by Dominic Raab's behavior and then defending attack ads which others found disgusting, an...

In the one hundred and twenty second episode we explore Factoid Propagation, starting with Trump claiming there were more votes than voters in Detroit, and that Biden left $85 billion worth of military equipment in Afghanistan. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Rishi Sunak lying about Labour's asylum application backlog and asylum seekers themselves, and both Suella Braverman an...

In the one hundred and twenty first episode we explore Assuming a Tell, starting with Trump claiming he knows when Dick Cheney's lying and how to tell if a ballot is fraudulent. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Boris Johnson explaining the giveaway signs of a party and the British media making assumptions when full confidence is expressed in a politician. In the Fallacy in the...

In the one hundred and twentieth episode we explore the Iron Man Fallacy, starting with Trump citing border security as his reasons for shutting down the government, and failing to let Hugh Hewitt Iron Man his claim that Obama founded ISIS. We also heard Hans Spakovsky, from 2000 Mules, asking why won't someone think of the most vulnerable in society? In Mark's British Politics Corner we l...

In the one hundred and nineteenth episode we explore the Morton's Fork Fallacy, starting with Trump suggesting journalists would complain whether the White House had Covid tests or not, and Mike Lindell claiming Democrats cheated in Virginia even though they didn't win. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Sir Kier Starmer and Steve Anglesey calling Rishi Sunak for not firing a...

In the one hundred and eighteenth episode we explore the False Balance Fallacy, starting with Trump suggesting Russia and Ukraine should just negotiate, US ambassador to Canada claiming she believes both climate change and not climate change, and Presidential candidate Nikki Haley bothesidesing the Civil War. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Steve Hilton arguing both experts and no...

In the one hundred and seventeenth episode we explore the If By Whiskey Fallacy, starting with the Trump Administration trying to change the definition of sex and science, then Don Jr twisting Joe Biden's words and a random Trump supporter defending his orange idol. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Boris Johnson claiming he's not the racist kind of nationalist and avoiding...

In the one hundred and sixteenth episode we explore the Broken Clock Fallacy, starting with Trump claiming he was right about everything, then exposing his reasoning for appointing Jerome Powell as Fed Chair, and finally claiming he knew all along that the candidate he endorsed for Alabama Senate couldn't win. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Rishi Sunak promising to reduce inf...

In the one hundred and fifteenth episode we explore the Argument to the Purse, starting with Trump dismissing bloggers and Alan Sugar because they are too poor, and Ben Shapiro defending Elon Musk's intellect. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Rishi Sunak explaining why we can't afford to pay nurses and Mick Lynch explaining why poor people aren't to blame for inflation....

Happy New Year! A while ago, especially for our Patrons, we watched convicted felon Dinesh D'Souza's 'documentary' 2000 Mules, which purports to offer evidence that the 2020 election was stolen, using a massive ballot harvesting scheme. You'll be shocked to learn the evidence doesn't hold up to even a small amount of scrutiny. However, a small amount of scrutiny isn't o...