RE: Why can't Trump supporters admit there is something wrong with him
June 20, 2017 at 10:13 am
(June 19, 2017 at 11:36 pm)wallym Wrote:(June 19, 2017 at 11:06 pm)It_Was_me Wrote: I think the reason many of us identify Trump with Hitler is because he uses similar tactics, rhetoric and so on. After all, history does repeat itself, sadly.
It's the association fallacy. I looked it up, because I know you guys really like naming fallacies.
A = Hitler
B = Evil
C = Tactics/Rhetoric
D = Trump
The Argument:
A is B
A is C
D is C
What people are mistakenly implying is that
D is B.
For that to be true, all C need to be B, but nobody is even trying to demonstrate All C are B. People just keep saying A is C. D is C. And A is B. But that says nothing about whether or not D is B. And D is B is what's really relevant.
I don't think Trump is evil because he's like Hitler. I think they're both evil because of their behavior. Granted that Hitler's was extreme and Trump's isn't. You're acting as if I think Trump is evil because he uses Hitlerian tactics. I don't. I think Trump is evil because he's a racist who wants to ensconce his racism in national policy. I think he's evil because he's a sexual predator by his own admission.
I don't need Hitler to think Trump is evil. That doesn't, however, blind me to the parallels.
Did you vote for Trump? Are you trying to justify ex post facto a serious mistake?