Episodes
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
*(Reasoning Fallacies segment starts at 17:01 mins)
Gain invaluable insight into being able to instantly recognize and call out any person or politician that you suspect of lying.
In this empowering episode of Forward Nation Radio, Professor David Leventhal exposes the Reasoning Fallacies that are most used in today's politics and media coverage, while providing easy to follow examples of each in action.
Reasoning Fallacies are responses used by politicians and others to skirt issues, decrease accountability, and mislead you. In other words, they are used for deceptive purposes. Awareness of them is a powerful tool in being able to spot and address sources of deception.
Additionally, being able to recognize and call-out the Reasoning Fallacies of a flawed opposing argument greatly increases the validity of a fact-based argument. Likewise, doing so is the natural enemy of those who wish to conceal truth.
Intro: Leventhal impersonates Mitch McConnell asking the Koch brothers for billions more to fund Trumpcare efforts.
Featured Topics: Reasoning Fallacies and how to spot them,
In the News: Senate healthcare bill opposition, Opioid epidemic, Supreme Courts decision to hear travel ban case, 5th circuit court of appeals lifting injunction Mississippi’s anti-gay bill, the importance of Government Regulations, Trump's Infrastructure Plan, Lack of fire safety regulations at Grenfall Tower, Republican plan to repeal Dodd Frank, Trump admits to Russia collusion by blaming Obama.
Featured Topic: Reasoning Fallacies - equivocation, red herrings, false equivalence, appeals to questionable authority, oversimplification, post hoc, overstatement, overgeneralization, stereotype, glittering generalities, appeals to emotion, ad hominem, straw person, extension error, ad populum, the perfect as an enemy of the good, wishful thinking, slippery slope
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Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Episode 6.21.17 Forward Nation Radio
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
David calls Mitch McConnell's D.C. office live!
Intro: The Last of Donald Trump's Birthday Cards
Featured topics: The secret Senate healthcare bill, Mitch McConnell's hypocrisy, the Georgia congressional election, Donald Trump sued for violating the Emoluments Clause by 200 congressmen and two states, the Supreme Court gears up to take on gerrymandering, "soft money" and campaign financing, the economic implications of the advancement of artificial intelligence, automation, and technology, and more.
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Thursday Jun 15, 2017
Episode 6.14.17 Forward Nation Radio
Thursday Jun 15, 2017
Thursday Jun 15, 2017
Featured guest: Dr. Joseph Nathan Cohen discusses his new book and the financial crisis facing today's middle class.
Intro: New "Presidential Spokesperson" spins James Comey's Senate testimonial.
Featured Topic: James Comey exposes Trump as a liar, The shooting of Steve Scalise at a baseball field in Virginia, the London Grenfell Tower fire, the Jeff Sessions Senate testimony, the False Equivalency reasoning fallacy, Kansas's economy ruined by trickle-down practices
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Thursday Jun 08, 2017
Episode 6.7.17 Forward Nation Radio
Thursday Jun 08, 2017
Thursday Jun 08, 2017
Intro: Trump's conversation with Trump about climate change
Featured Topics: The rollback of net neutrality and what it means for us, Kathy Griffin's gaffe and the hypocrisy of the GOP, Trump insults the London's mayor after terrorist attacks, Jared Kushner's back channels to the Kremlin, Tax plan cuts for the rich, Market efficiency, market failure, and market externalities, and more.
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Thursday Jun 01, 2017
Episode 5.31.17 Forward Nation Radio
Thursday Jun 01, 2017
Thursday Jun 01, 2017
Intro: Trump prepares for a college commencement speech.
Featured topics: Trump's European trip, Pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord, The G7 and NATO meetings, The Trump/Macron handshake, Trump pushing past the President of Monte Negro for a photo op, Jared Kushner’s Russian ties investigation, The presidency profiting Trump and family, Family Crest stolen by Donald Trump, The rise of hate crimes under the Trump administration, Increased violence by states’ officials, Montana and Texas, Our economic system and how it perpetuates income inequality, and more.
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