Fallacious Trump

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...

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 Judgem...

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...

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. T...

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...

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 Cab...

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...

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, Minis...

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 electio...

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,...

In the sixteenth episode we explore the Argument from Authority Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about Tom Brady and the National Enquirer. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Paloma Faith's views on Brexit and Boris Johnson's views on niqābs. In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out examples from Dinosaurs, Fox News talking about Mass Effect, and Jim's sister&#39...

In the fifteenth episode we explore the Argumentum Ad Nauseam Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about his yuge tax cut and his yuge border wall. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Ed Miliband repeating himself in an interview and Brexit meaning Brexit. In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out an amazing example from Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares. Jim and Mark go head to hea...

In the fourteenth episode we explore the Hasty Generalization Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about Mexicans. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at the Leave Campaign's TV ad's claims about David Cameron and then bizarrely include a clip from The Grand Tour. In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out examples from Batman and Friends. Jim and Mark go head to head in a par...

In the thirteenth episode we explore Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc, with examples from Trump talking about how he singlehandedly stopped planes crashing, while Obama was responsible for thousands of deaths in Chicago. In Mark's UK Politics Corner we look at Boris Johnson's claims about the legacy of the London Olympics, and Paul Nuttall's theory on immigration and unemployment. In The Fall...

In the twelfth episode we explore the Tu Quoque Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about all the other Presidents, Putin and puppets. In Mark's UK Politics Corner we look at Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn arguing during Prime Minister's Questions. In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out examples from Friends and Fox News. Jim and Mark go head to head in Fake News, the game where Mar...

In the eleventh episode we explore the Conspiracy Theory Fallacy, with examples from Trump on the 'rigged' election, Obama's birth certificate and Kavanaugh's accuser. In Mark's UK Politics Corner we look at a conspiracy theory about - you'll never guess - that's right, Brexit! In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out a fantastic example from Monty Python's Life of...

In the tenth episode we explore the Slippery Slope Fallacy, with an example from Trump defending Confederate statues and we discuss the difference between formal and informal logical fallacies. In Mark's UK Politics Corner we look at Boris Johnson complaining about Brexit and Twitter users complaining about Owen Jones. In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out examples from Friends and DirectTV...

In the ninth episode we explore the Galileo Fallacy, with an example from Trump talking about the Gettysburg Address. In Mark's UK Politics Corner we look at Vince Cable annoying bank bosses and David Treddinick believing in homeopathy. In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out examples from Bedazzled and Frank Sinatra. Jim and Mark go head to head in Fake News, the game where Mark has to guess...

In the eighth episode we explore the Moving the Goalposts Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about Obama's birth certificate and his yuge electoral college win, and the entire administration's shifting stories on the Trump Tower meeting with the Russians. In Mark's UK Politics Corner we look at Boris Johnson's goalpost moving over a referendum on the Euro. In The Fallacy in...

In the seventh episode we explore the Argument from Popularity, with examples from Trump talking about voter fraud and global warming. In Mark's UK Politics Corner we look at Michael Gove when he'd had enough of experts. In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out a political ad for Hillary Clinton and a clip of Bill O'Reilly dissing Rachel Maddow. We have our first guests on the pod, wit...

In the sixth episode we explore the Inconsistent Comparison Fallacy, with an example from Trump talking about regulations. In Mark's UK Politics Corner we look at Boris Johnson's claim that tne NHS would get £350 million a week extra after Brexit. In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out an advert from budget supermarket Aldi. Jim and Mark go head to head in Fake News, the game where Mark...

In the fifth episode we explore the Non Sequitur Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about global warming, and Paul Gosar talking about his dentistry/body language expertise. In Mark's UK Politics Corner we look at Boris Johnson's attempt to avoid talking about austerity. In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out The Chewbacca Defense and mock a Sacha Baron Cohen character. Jim and Ma...

In the fourth episode we explore the False Dilemma Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about immigration. In Mark's UK Politics Corner we look at the binary tribalism of Brexit. In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out clips from Die Hard and According to Jim. Jim and Mark go head to head in Fake News, the game where Mark has to guess which of three Trump quotes Jim made up. And finally...

In the third episode we explore the Moral Equivalence Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about Nazis and immigrants. In Mark's UK Politics Corner we look at Boris Johnson's thoughts on protests in Iran. In The Fallacy in the Wild, we check out Roseanne's racist tweet, Samantha Bee using a naughty word, and why the two are not the same. Jim and Mark go head to head in Fake News,...

Welcome to Fallacious Trump, the podcast where we use the insane ramblings of an orange man-baby to explain logical fallacies. In the second episode we explore the Straw Man Fallacy, with examples from Trump talking about the 2nd amendment and abortion rights, and we discuss how to combat the Straw Man fallacy in an argument. In Mark's UK Politics Corner we look at Boris Johnson's thoughts...