Fallacious Trump

In the one-hundred-and-sixty-third episode, we explore the Appeal to Probability Fallacy, starting with Trump lying about inflation, Muslims, and his odds of winning in 2020.

In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at several opinions of Nigel Farage, and then Farage's opinion on ChatGPT.

In the Fallacy in the Wild section, we check out examples from Friends, Men in Black, and Sherlock.

Jim and Mark go head to head in Fake News, the game in which Mark has to guess which one of three Trump quotes Jim made up.

Then we talk about Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter.

And finally, we round up some of the other crazy Trump stories from the past week.

In the one-hundred-and-sixty-second episode we take another look at the Non Sequitur Fallacy, starting with Trump claiming that anomalies in 2020 meant he won, and that Hillary was unfit to lead.

In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Boris Johnson and Liz Truss's final Prime Minister's Questions.

In the Fallacy in the Wild section, we check out examples from Chocolat, The Simpsons, and The Winslow Boy.

Jim and Mark go head to head in Fake News, the game in which Mark has to guess which one of three Trump quotes Jim made up.

Then we talk about Trump's clownish cabinet picks.

And finally, we round up some of the other crazy Trump stories from the past week.

In the one-hundred-and-sixty-first episode, we explore Parade of Horribles, starting with Trump listing all the bad things that would happen if Kamala won the election.

In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at campaign speeches from Sunak and Starmer, Brexit arguments from Johnson and Cameron, and Nigel Farage's views on the dangers of immigration.

In the Fallacy in the Wild section, we check out examples from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Lincoln, and Ghostbusters,

Jim and Mark go head to head in Fake News, the game in which Mark has to guess which one of three Trump quotes Jim made up.

Then we talk about what the hell just happened in the election.

And finally, we round up some of the other crazy Trump stories from the past week.

In the one-hundred-and-sixtieth episode we explore Glittering Generalities, starting with Trump promising to make things great again, win a lot, and stop bad people doing bad things.

In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at the first speeches of every British PM for the past 50 years!

In the Fallacy in the Wild section, we check out examples from a TikTok health influencer, Lord of War, and Last Week Tonight.

Jim and Mark go head to head in Fake News, the game in which Mark has to guess which one of three Trump quotes Jim made up.

Then we talk about the impending election.

And finally, we round up some of the other crazy Trump stories from the past week.

In the one hundred and fifty-ninth episode we explore Cum Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc, starting with Trump claiming more guns makes people safer, and Biden is responsible for high gas prices, and JD Vance pretending Trump isn't responsible for Iran's nuclear progress.

In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Rishi Sunak taking credit for halving inflation, and Boris claiming leaving the EU made the vaccine rollout and procurement faster.

In the Fallacy in the Wild section, we check out examples from Duolingo, The Ricky Gervais Podcast, and Bull.

Jim and Mark go head to head in Fake News, the game in which Mark has to guess which one of three Trump quotes Jim made up.

Then we talk about the Vice Presidential Debate.

And finally, we round up some of the other crazy Trump stories from the past week.